Laura T. Jensen
Laura and Tom
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(March 2004 A Cat Named Tom and December 2004 A Christmas
Hero). She is a member of The Fearrington Writer's Group and a frequent reader at Open Mike at McIntyre's Book Store.A resident of Fearrington Village since 1998, Laura and her husband, Jack Hyer, operate a home-based executive recruiting business and specialize in placements in non-profit organizations. Golf, travel, reading, knitting and gardening are year-round hobbies and Laura, a relatively new writer, says she now spends more time writing than recruiting.
Laura was born and lived her early life in Bergen County, New Jersey. She attended public schools in both Bergenfield and Westwood and graduated from Westwood High School. Her mother (Katharine) was a homemaker, a part time model and after Laura began high school, went to work as a bookkeeper in a local insurance office. Her father (Fred) was a structural design engineer with the Port Authority of NY/NJ.
A graduate of Lasell College (Newton, MA), Laura spent eighteen years in the human resources, training, and development departments of the American Cancer Society's National Headquarters in New York City. Since she's become serious about her writing, Laura has attended a number of writing workshops and seminars including:
Writing The Child: A Deep Memory with Marjorie Hudson, Writing the 60's with Marjorie Hudson,
Finding the Story: A Workshop in Creative Nonfiction at UNC with Paul Mihas,
Write Time with Mary Ann Young (Amherst Writers and Artists)
Along with a number of short stories and creative nonfiction pieces in the works, Laura is currently involved in writing a book length memoir based on a family diary.
1148 Fearrington Post
Fearrington Village
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-545-9607
ljconsultants@embarqmail.com
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Viking and Lighthouse
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A Christmas Hero
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