Maxine Bigby Cunningham is the Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Empowered Walking Enterprise, LLC, which offers solutions for mental and emotional wellness. For more than 30 years, she was an Executive in the U.S. government and manager at nonprofit organizations. In 2011, Power Walking, A Journey to Wholeness was nominated in two categories for Dan Poynter's Global EBook Awards. Cunningham's writings have appeared in anthologies and personal growth publications. She resides in Maryland.