About the Author

Rhonda Sciortino is a motivational speaker, author and success coach. She overcame abuse, homelessness, and poverty to become a financially successful entrepreneur, business woman and advocate for abused children. She's the chair for the Successful Survivors Foundation, which was created to collaborate with public and private child welfare organizations, the faith-based community, business and community leaders, and schools throughout the country to provide the framework within which foster alumni can establish healthy relationships, mine the lessons out of their adversity, and apply those lessons to create their own personal and professional success. Rhonda serves as a spokesperson for Vanguard University's Global Center for Women and Justice and for Foster Care Alumni of America. She is a regular contributor to Foster Focus Magazine, Fostering Families Today Magazine, and Children's Voice Magazine. Rhonda lives in Newport Beach, CA with her husband.