Rona Cherry

An award-winning journalist, Rona has written for numerous publications including The New York Times Sunday Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, Ladies Home Journal, Vegetarian Times, Life Extension, Beliefnet.com, NYCitywoman.com and RealAge.com. She co-authored The World of American Business (Harper & Row) and Woman in the Year 2000 (Arbor House).She has served on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Magazine Editors and has been a judge for the National Magazine Awards, the Interactive Media Awards, the James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards, and others. She has appeared on national television shows such as "Today" and "Entertainment Tonight" and addressed groups including the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the National Federation of Press Women. She served as a vice-president of the Newswomen's Club of New York and was a founding member of the March of Dimes National Communications Council.