Media Kit

Long Bio (172 words):

Kathy Weyer is an author, artist, and advocate. After retiring as a human resources professional in Corporate America, she committed her time to helping others through volunteer efforts, including animal and children’s welfare, literary advocacy with Palm Springs Library and Read San Diego, and business coaching for women entrepreneurs.

Through her work as a grief and bereavement counselor, Kathy has interviewed hospice patients to record their life stories and is a court-appointed special advocate for children in the foster system. She was awarded first prize (twice) by the Palm Springs Writers Guild for fiction and memoir contests and has been published in several magazines. She is on the board of directors for the Friends of the Palm Springs Library and the Palm Springs Writers Guild.

Despite her busy life, she de-stresses by getting creative with paint, fabric, yarn, paper, and whatever is handy. She lives in Palm Springs with her husband of 42 years and their rescued pets. She is the author of Stitches and the sequels, Canvas and Pages.

Short bio (82 words):

Kathy Weyer is an author, artist, and animal lover. She was awarded first prize (twice) by the Palm Springs Writers Guild for fiction and memoir contests and has been published in several magazines. She is on the board of directors for the Friends of the Palm Springs Library and the Palm Springs Writers Guild. Kathy lives in Palm Springs with her husband of 42 years and their rescued pets. She is the author of Stitches and the sequels, Canvas and Pages.

The short of it is, I:

…have been married for 42 years; I inherited three adolescents within six weeks of wedding

…am a graduate of Katharine Gibbs, executive secretary for waaaay too long

…received my bachelor’s degree at 50, master’s degree at 53

…was a Director of Human Resources for three different organizations

…wrote a book that was published on my 60^th birthday

…was a grief and bereavement counselor

…began recording video life reviews for people facing end of life

…ran a senior center

…had a retail store (high-end dressmaking fabrics) in a large shopping mall

…was a recruiter and performance coach for small businesses

…made a movie called Yiddishe Mammas in which I interviewed ten fascinating Jewish women about their life stories

Advocacy/Volunteer Involvement:

Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for Voices for Children
Member of Rotary Club for over 30 years, Women in Business, Society of Human Resource Management, Chamber of Commerce
Hospice volunteer for caregiver respite care
Bereavement Counselor for Hospice of the North Coast
Reading tutor for Read San Diego
Board member of Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse
Board member for Palm Springs Writers Guild
Board Member for the Friends of the Palm Springs Library