About The Authors

            Marty C. Flinn is a native Southern Californian with a BA degree in Political Science and Speech Communications from California State University , Long Beach .  Credentialed as a high school teacher and administrator, Mr. Flinn also has over twenty years experience as a business executive with an emphasis in advertising and marketing.  He has created hundreds of print and radio ads as well as volumes of advertising and marketing copy.  In addition, he has held such positions as opinion/political poll researcher, bartender, yacht crewman, bad check skip tracer, repo. man, musician, graduate assistant, stringer magazine writer, technical writer, and piano salesman.  Marty’s leisure activities include sailing, hiking, fishing, photography, and woodworking with his wife, Jennifer, in Southern California .

        Jennifer B. Flinn is also a native Southern Californian and received her bachelor’s degree from California State University, Long Beach.  Through the years, Jennifer has worked as a technical supervisor for biological and toxicology laboratories, as well as a textbook editor, piano salesperson, musician, public school teacher, private tutor, and real estate investor. She has created and written extensive marketing copy and edited technical manuals.  When Jennifer is not flying a private plane or piloting a research submarine, she resides with her husband, Marty, in Southern California, sharing his love of boating, fishing, hiking, and woodworking.