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Monique Marie DeJong Editor

Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich is a Ph.D. student (ABD) at Carleton University in the Faculty of Law and Legal Studies. She has a B.A. (Hon.) in social/cultural anthropology from the University of Calgary, an LL.B. and an LL.M.from Queen’s and a Graduate Certificate in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies from the University of Cincinnati. Her Ph.D. research has theoretical foundations in feminist discourse analysis. Called to the Bar of Ontario in 2003, Rebecca has previously researched and published in a variety of areas, including feminist research about motherhood, youth criminal justice law, law practice management and equality issues relating to women and members of other historically marginalized groups in the legal profession. She is a Part Time Professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law and a staff lawyer, legislation and law reform with the Canadian Bar Association and has four amazing children.

Monique Marie DeJong is a senior author, book editor, creative writer, and marketing and branding consultant who owns a business collaborating with seasoned visionary entrepreneurs on books and ethical, authentic marketing.For over a decade, she has interviewed and captured the voices of thought leaders, migrant workers and farmers, architects, scientists, artists, filmmakers,non-profit founders, and more. During her time in Washington, D.C., Monique was the writer to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and also reported on children’s rights. She began her career as the associate editor for NBC’s Today show travel editor in Los Angeles, California. Her work has appeared in a wide variety of international print, radio, TV, and digital media as well as New York Times bestselling books. She received a BA in English at Santa Clara University and attended both Stanford University’s Creative Writing Institute and UC Berkeley Extension’s Professional Sequence in Editing program.