Office Manager - Myra Schoen
Myra has lived in Black Mountain since 2013. She is a writer, a former NY book editor, and was a public relations consultant in South Florida before relocating to Black Mountain. You can read more about her experience at her website www.willowpondmedia.net.
Since arriving in NC, Myra served on the board of directors at the Old Depot Gallery, frequently wrote columns and feature stories for the Black Mountain News, and most recently conducted a weekly memoir writing workshop at Lakeview Center from January through May 2018. Myra majored in English and earned a Bachelor of Arts at Brooklyn College and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing at Florida International University, Miami. She and her husband, Peter, are avid bridge players (Peter directs games and teaches), and share their home with Harry, a 13-year-old Shi-Tzu, and two cats, Spike and Sadie. Stop by and meet her on Tuesdays or Thursdays.