Sheila Brewer-Montero was born and raised in the Southern Tier of NY. She received her bachelor’s degree in English and Psychology from Alfred University before attending graduate school at Lehigh University, where she earned her master’s degree in education with a focus on Human Development. She continued studying at Lehigh University and earned an educational specialist degree in School Psychology. Sheila worked in the human services field for 24 years and then in the corporate security / fraud prevention field for the past 8 years. She lives a quiet life with her husband Guarionex and their orange cat Paco, and enjoys spending time with horses and creating mixed media art.