Leadership
Executive Team
Laura Gaisie
CEO & President
Emmanuel Gaisie
Chief Operating Officer
Department Leads
Riverside County Chapter
Alameda County Chapter
Los Angeles County Chapter
SUDCC II, CDMS, BCRPS, SME
Co-author, I OWN I AM (I Once Was Now I Am)
SUDCC II, CDMS, BCRPS, SME
Co-author, I OWN I AM (I Once Was Now I Am)
Publishing Team
Lindsay Heider Diamond
Graphic Designer
Lindsay Heider Diamond received a double concentration BFA in both painting and graphic design and after college became a professional greeting card illustrator. She has worked as an illustrator, graphic designer, art director, creative director, art teacher, and fine artist.
She is a certified Reedsy book cover designer and has worked with Amazon Publications, Girl Friday Productions, and many independent authors to bring their books to life. In creating book covers she has found the perfect fit of creativity, design, and human connection, particularly through her work with incarcerated authors.
Melissa Shann
Editor
Editing By Mel is a Freelance Editing Business providing the services that authors and other professionals desire. Melissa provides quality editing services that range from simple proofreading and copyediting to substantive editing, to present well-written documents and books for publishing and other services.
Though her skill set assists with enhancing the writer's work, their story format and flow will never be altered by adding or subtracting any unnecessary wording without the consent of the author.
Board of Directors
Linda Jarratt
Corey Timberlake
Stephen Hill
Jason Peters
Wayne Nowell