Lenore Skomal is an award winning author and career journalist in all forms of media, including newspaper, broadcasting, internet and television. She is a columnist with the Erie Times-News. In addition, she is the author of twelve published works, including Heroes, Keeper of Lyme Rock, LifeLessons: Gratitude, Motherhood: A CelebrationandWide Awake. She is an engaging public speaker with over 1,000 public speaking appearance and book tours, and lives with her husband and son in Erie, PA.