about the author

Erika Schelby is a writer with much experience in business. She co-owned and team-built a small design-focused company, worked in management positions in Europe and the U.S., traveled widely, and holds a B. A. (Phi Beta Kappa) and a M.S. degree from American universities.
She lives and writes in New Mexico. 

Ms. Schelby published the BESTIARY FOR BUSINESS, the short-listed essay LIBERATING THE FUTURE, and she was one of eight published winners in the AMERICAN EXPRESS ANNUAL REVIEW OF TRAVEL international essay competition.

Her essays and articles have been published in  Salon, AlterNet, CounterPunch, History News Network, LA Progressive, NationofChange, Citizen Truth, NewsClick.