Sharon Curcio graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University with a B.A. in Humanities and from Washington University (STL) with an MBA. Sharon worked in marketing for major corporations in the New York area, and even landed her dream job as copywriter for a Madison Avenue Ad Agency (Benton & Bowles). Next Sharon moved to Miami, where she taught as an adjunct professor for several universities (Florida International University and the University of Miami), earned her Florida Teaching Credential, taught high school English and joined the USAR as an Intelligence Analyst. Sharon lived in Miami for a decade before moving to California in 1992. In California Sharon served as a project officer for the Army Reserves for six years and then returned to high school teaching. From 2003-2004 active duty called Sharon to Guantanamo Bay to conduct intelligence analysis. Sharon retired from the USAR as a CW-4 in 2012, then retired from teaching in 2018. In retirement Sharon wrote five screenplays, two with co-writer, Diana Saenz, and in October of 2022 heard her libretto for the oratorio “Contemplating Fire” onstage in Michigan. In 2024 she published the Asian novel “Asayi.”In August, 2024 "Asayi" won a Gold Star from Literary Titans.Read more about this authorRead less about this author