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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gigi was born in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; she's of African-American and Puerto-Rican descent on her father's side. She's no longer fluent in Spanish and has been a long time resident of the Bronx. Gigi holds an A.A degree for Paralegal Studies, B.A and B.S. degrees in Social Work and Political Science respectively and an MPA in Public Administration from John Jay College.
Gigi used to study voice with her coach and mentor, Charles Ward of the world-re-known doo wop group, the Ink spots. She's performed studio work and provided voice references for the 70's-80's R&B; singing group, Crown Heights Affair. Her first and last voice reference/demo was with Atlantic Records in the late 70's and produced the classic R&B; and Pop hit, 'Funky Sensation', which was sung by Gwen McCray. Gigi also modeled runway briefly for Gloria Vanderbilt to launch the now defunct 'GV Jeans' for petite women.
Gigi is currently a part-time writer and self-publisher and is employed full-time for a New York City Social Services agency as a senior director. She's worked for the City for over 18 years has been married for over 21 years and has several children. Gigi is currently working on her second novel, to be completed sometime in 2006.
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