Autor/-in: Michelle Laureen Stefanick

With over twenty-five years of United States Government experience both domestic and abroad, I served in Washington, Cameroon, Kenya, Russia, Sudan, Germany, and traveled to many more. Assignments included as a Civil Service federal auditor with Defense Contract Audit Agency and U. S. Department of State's Office of Inspector General. Foreign Service assignments included as a Financial Management Officer, Management Officer, Legislative Management Officer, and in interagency assignment details with the Department of Defense as a Foreign Policy Advisor and Regional Director. From 2005-2006, I was an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow on the personal staff of Senator Olympia Snowe. As a U. S. Army War College graduate (resident class of 2008/2009), I earned a Master of Strategic Studies and completed the National Security Policy Program. My Bachelor of Science degree is from the University of South Carolina in Business Administration with a Major in Accounting. I am a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the state of Virginia. During my career I have earned numerous honor and service awards, including a Heroism (Group) award. In December 2006, I fulfilled a lifetime goal of traveling to all seven continents with a trip to Antarctica. Since resigning/retiring from the U. S. Department of State, I have ventured with numerous part-time opportunities, obtained a real estate license, and written this book about betrayal, retaliation, survival, and the truth.