Catherine holds a Master of Arts degree in Writing from the University of San Francisco and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Michigan.
She also earned a Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at Centro de Lenguas e Intercambio Cultural via the University of Cambridge International House, Seville, Spain. She has taught university-level English, Creative Writing and English as a Second Language.
Catherine is a past recipient of writing grants from the Sierra Arts Foundation and the Nevada Arts Council. She has done extensive freelance writing and editing, including a recurring community-focused column, where she highlighted the work of nonprofits, as well as regular restaurant reviews, book reviews, features articles and cover stories, including an interview with Nigerian playwright and poet, Wole Soyinka, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Catherine honed her business skills and financial acumen during her decade-long tenure in the brokerage industry while working as a registered representative at both Fortune 100 companies as well as small, independent, family-owned businesses.
Catherine serves as the state secretary and newsletter editor for AAUW-New Mexico, which advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.
Catherine is a lifetime member of Weight Watchers and former meeting room leader where she inspired many others to reach and maintain their target weight range through her enthusiasm for healthy living through moderation.
45 Ebooks by Elizabeth Ann Atkins
Elizabeth Ann Atkins: Dark Secret
RACE, SEX & SECRETS SPARK DEADLY DRAMA Two beautiful sisters spark a scandal of race, sex, politics, and money so big – it could kill them both. Camille is living the glamorous life in New York City …
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Dennis W. Archer & Elizabeth Ann Atkins: Let the Future Begin
LET THE FUTURE BEGIN is the autobiography of Dennis W. Archer, born in Detroit, who rose from humble beginnings in the small town of Cassopolis, Michigan, to become a celebrated attorney, a Michigan …
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Herman J. Williams MD: CLEAR!
Herman Williams was on the verge of living his ultimate dream of becoming an orthopedic surgeon to elite athletes — when his life took a shocking detour. “Herman!” screamed his beautiful fiancé, Jean …
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Marylin E. Atkins: The Triumph of Rosemary
Baby Rosemary – born to an Italian teen and a married black man in Detroit in 1946 – is adopted from an agency by a black couple in Saginaw, Michigan The adoptive mother’s abuse instills in the girl, …
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Elizabeth Ann Atkins: God’s Answer is Know
Unlock the Path to Spiritual Empowerment: Discover God’s Answer Is Know! Are you yearning for spiritual empowerment and searching for a starting point? Look no further than the inspiring journey of E …
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Catherine M. Greenspan & Elizabeth Ann Atkins: Two Sisters Writing and Publishing First Annual Anthology
Compilation of short stories by 21 authors. “El Duende” by Casandra Hernández Ríos “The Blind Oasis” by Anthony Johnson “Blood” by Helia S. Rethmann “A Practiced Office Dance” by Tarsilla Moura “Coun …
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Michael H. Wood & Elizabeth Ann Atkins: The Enemy Within
A terrorist plot using the obesity epidemic as a weapon of mass destruction to kill Americans. The terrorists use America’s passion for food—and oblivion to the dangers of fat—to unleash an enemy wit …
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Steve D. Bullock: My Name is Steve Delano Bullock
Steve D. Bullock spent 38 years with the American Red Cross, culminating with his appointment as Acting President following the departure of Elizabeth Dole. Prior to serving as Acting President of th …
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Cedric King: The Making Point
Cedric was an Army Ranger when he stepped on an IED in a bomb-rigged village in Afghanistan. Becoming a double amputee could have been his breaking point. Instead, he turned it into his Making Point, …
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Lin Day: Remembering and Forgetting
She felt lost… Haunted by a past of abuse… drifting from place to place, relationship to relationship. Questioning why her time in a convent didn’t work out. Still hurting from family traumas. …
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Thomas T. Jeneby: Confessions of a Plastic Surgeon
You are about enter the wild and wonderful world of one of San Antonio’s most respected and beloved board-certified plastic surgeons. He takes you behind the scenes of his successful practice and tel …
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Al Allen: We’re Standing By
“We’re Standing By.” Say “Al Allen” in Metro Detroit, and people smile, thinking of the cheerful reporter who greeted them through their TV screens every morning… broadcasting live from frigid freewa …
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Elizabeth Ann Atkins & Catherine M. Greenspan: PowerJournal Workbook #1
Are you living your most authentic life? Or is the real you a secret you keep buried inside? Do you have a brick wall of bad habits, a negative mindset, fear, distractions, unfulfilling work, and pro …
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Alma G. Stallworth: Broken Hearts: Like Mother, Like Daughter
As a retired lawmaker who advocated for health care reform, I witnessed the vast inequities in medical care and coverage that I and my mother received. The realization that my coverage was far more c …
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Alma G. Stallworth: Legacy of a Lawmaker
She attended a one-room schoolhouse in the segregated South, and went on to earn a Ph D with great distinction. Financial hardships and racial injustices drove her to strive to have a positive impact …
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Catherine M. Greenspan & Elizabeth Ann Atkins: PowerJournal Workbook #2
The 28-Day Power Journal for Weight Loss Challenge uses the tools of Intention, Meditation, Intuitive Writing, and Journaling. This journaling experience shifts your focus from the external factors o …
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Mike Ritter: Lifted
An overwhelming sense of awe, gratitude, and clarity suddenly hit me. How did I get here? I’m sitting in first class on my way to St. Maarten to join my 66-foot sailboat, crew, and friends to begin a …
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Catherine M. Greenspan & Elizabeth Ann Atkins: Two Sisters Writing and Publishing Second Annual Anthology
Short Stories “The School Therapist” by Sheila Martin “Shelena, whose hair falls in tight, black curls” by Matt Miller “The Change” by Deb Jannerson “Good Boy” by Jamie Fouty “X” by Melanie Han …
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Mort Meisner: Enough to Be Dangerous
As a child in racially turbulent Detroit, Mort Meisner witnessed an attack on a black boy as white parents shouted the n-word and threw rocks to protest bussing to integrate his elementary school in …
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Dr. Eduardo Sanchez: Baby’s First Year
A new baby brings joy, questions, and-as the coronavirus pandemic continues-even more anxiety than ever. Now caregivers can ‘Ask Dr. Ed’ how to nurture and protect a baby from birth to 12 months in B …
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Elaine Makas PhD: A Young Man on the Front Line
A Young Man on the Front Line: Lessons of War by Elaine Makas, Ph.D. is a true story of a young man on the front line of war. The story chronicles his experience of becoming a soldier, enduring …
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Linda Lochard: Life Along the Applegate Trail
Questa is a beautiful, independent widow who was forced to bury her dead husband, alone under the blazing desert sun. Chase Gunner is a chivalrous cowboy who’s also heading west for a better life. Ro …
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Joyce Hayes Giles: The Energy Within Us
You’ve heard of the glass ceiling. It’s the barrier holding women back from breaking through to the highest echelons of corporate America. A few women are promoted to those power seats, but the realm …
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Roger Sippl: In the Extra Years
In the Extra Years by Roger Sippl is a poetry book. It’s about how I spent the rest of my life after I survived, at age nineteen, Hodgkin’s Lymph …
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Francisco Arredondo MD MPH & Elizabeth Ann Atkins: MedikalPreneur
Innovation… personal fulfillment… and limitless potential to help people-and prosper. These are the rewards for physicians who become entrepreneurs and blaze their own trails in business t …
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Kristy Sidlar: Change of Heart
She was loving her life as a healthy, young professional and fitness instructor.
But one day while teaching an aerobics class, she collapsed- …
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Michal Ramsey Smith: The Smell of Lilacs
The Smell of Lilacs: A Memoir by Michal Ramsey Smith provides a delightful and nostalgic peek into three years of her life as a girl growing up in a lively and loving family in Saginaw, Michigan. The …
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Teachman PhD & Elizabeth Ann Atkins: A Different Drummer
In this engaging memoir, Gerard Teachman, Ph D, shares his coming-of-age experience as a young soldier in the U.S. Army from 1957 until his honorable discharge in 1960.&#x …
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James Miser MD & Wendel Miser: A Valiant Battle
In this inspiring and insightful memoir, Wendel Miser invites you to witness his sudden spiral into mental illness, and his courageous, faithful ascent into a fulfilling a …
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Sylvia Mustonen: New Medicine for a New Millennium
This is the story of my life as a young woman growing up in Detroit, experiencing the tribulations of Black like in that city; my interracial marriage intersecting at the time of the 1967 Detroit rio …
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Joanie Lindenmeyer & Carol Tierheimer: Nun Better
What happens when two women commit to serving the Catholic Church as nuns-Brides of Christ, taking vows of chastity-but fall passionately in love?
She spiraled into a terrifying abyss of mental illness at age 13, and now in her thirties, Bethany Boik offers a disturbing and uplifting peek into the personal hell she h …
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MD James Miser & Wendel L Miser: Markers on the Way to God
A terrifying spiral into a long battle with schizophrenia-and a triumphant healing that followed-inspired Wendel L. Miser to write poems and journal passages celebrating the transformative power of f …
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Elizabeth Ann Atkins & Elmer Dixon: DIE STANDING
His image-holding a rifle on the steps of the Washington state capitol building, flanked by Black men gripping guns as law enforcement officers and others stand by-is one …
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Elizabeth Ann Atkins & Vernon Devers: NINETY-EIGHT YEARS, ELEVEN MONTHS, NINETEEN DAYS
NINETY-EIGHT YEARS, ELEVEN MONTHS, NINETEEN DAYS is a memoir celebrating a life of legacy, love and strong family values. Step into the heartwarming and inspiring tale of a man who lived a life that …
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Barry Schumer: I Don’t Believe It! We’re Good? The New Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are roaring into the new season with a big win. And now lifelong Lions fan Barry Schumer is capturing the excitement and optimism in his new book, I Don’t Believe It, We’re G …
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Astraeus Amori: Psychedelic Sacred Sexuality
Explore the higher dimensions of your relationship and ignite your inner passions with this tantalizing guidebook that alchemizes the spiritual essence of psychedelics and sacred sexuality! Technique …
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Aimee Mackovic: Contains Recycled Parts
Aimee Mackovic almost died at least twice. The first time was as a three-year-old, choking on a Life Saver candy, until her mother helped expel it. The second time, as a 4 …
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Niobis Queiro & Elizabeth Ann Atkins: JOY NOTES
Embark on a transformative journey with Niobis Queiro’s upcoming book, JOY NOTES: Balancing the Trauma with Triumph. This captivating masterpiece, penned by the celebrated motivational spe …
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Elizabeth Ann Atkins & Joanie Lindenmeyer: Joyously Free!
Are you ready to step into the courage and confidence required to live true to yourself as an LGBTQ+ person? Or are you ready to live even more loudly and proudly? Or, are you the parent of an LGBTQ+ …
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Rosalie G. Robles: Memories of My Life
She heard the call as a young girl growing up in a loving Mexican American family in Los Angeles, California. Then after high school, Rosie Robles joined the convent and became a Catholic nun. She en …
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Catherine M Greenspan & Elizabeth Ann Atkins: The Biss Tribe
Ladies, do you feel stuck in a self-sabotaging mindset… wrong relationships… and a lifestyle and work that are getting you nowhere but stressed, exhausted, angry, and …
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James Miser MD & Wendel Miser: Meditations of a Healed Mind
In this heartwarming collection of Christian prayers, Wendel L. Miser, alongside his brother James S. Miser, M.D., offers a testament to the transformative power of faith …
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Elizabeth Ann Atkins: The Biss Tribe
Dear Goddess:
It’s time to live bigger, better and bolder, to manifest your heart’s wildest desires! Join me, Biss, to activate your Godd …
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Elizabeth Ann Atkins & Joanie Lindenmeyer: Healing Religious Hurts
Healing Religious Hurts: Stories & Tips to Find Love and Peace by Elizabeth Ann Atkins & Joanie Lindenmeyer offers a compassionate guide for those who have endured the pai …
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