I have a rewarding career managing solar system exploration missions, including Mercury, Pluto, moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and even an asteroid sample return mission. Public outreach and engagement is an important facet of that. I now channel my experience and creativity into children's books, both fiction and non-fiction. I have several manuscripts for early readers completed and in progress, a half dozen picture book projects, as well as a completed middle-grade novel, Moon Quest. I am currently in search of a literary agent for representation, as I network with authors, editors, and publishers. I look forward to sharing my space and STEM-based adventures, to educate and inspire young adventurers with a healthy dose of fun.