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Carrolyn Pichet
The author is a native Washingtonian but can boast a few highlights from abroad. A student of the Spingarn High School College Preparatory and Business Career Honors Programs, she began working at ...view moreThe author is a native Washingtonian but can boast a few highlights from abroad. A student of the Spingarn High School College Preparatory and Business Career Honors Programs, she began working at the DC Parole Board before her graduation. She received a BA degree in the romance languages from Howard University (with Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude honors) and attended the University of Maryland on scholarship for a master of art degree in Spanish language and literature. Awarded a grant from the International Institute of Education Student Exchange Program, she taught in two French high schools—one year in Avignon and another in Nice, France. Career positions included the DC Parole Board, African-American Institute, International Military Sports Council, and the Peace Corps. She was employed for twenty years with the US National Central Bureau, Interpol, Department of Justice, and in 2009, she retired from the Quality Control & Standards Unit, Language Services Section, with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
This is the author’s fourth publication. Her first book, The Best Is Yet to Come, a motivational book for the health of mind and body, was published in 2010. Her autobiographical book, Growing Up in the Nation’s Capital: We Made It but It Took an Entire Village, was published in 2013. Poetry followed in 2014 with her third book, My Lovely Golden Rose: A Lifetime of Poetic Reflections and Precious Memories. The author is a self-proclaimed art lover who enjoys all music, especially classical, and the theater. She also enjoys interpreting and reciting poetry, storytelling, and teaching. She has a passion for participating in speech and writing contests in the Powertalk International Training Organization, winning numerous club and Blue Ridge Region speech contests. She also won several international and multiple Blue Ridge Region writing contests.view less
Books by Carrolyn Pichet
Growing up in the Nation’S Capital: We Made It, but It Took an Entire Village My Lovely Golden Rose: A Lifetime of Poetic Reflections and Precious Memories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTelling It Like It Is: The Remarkable Life Experiences of My Aunt Edna Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings