Mosina Jordan

Born on December 14, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, as a child Mosina Jordan dreamed of being a medical doctor. She attended New York University and majored in pre-med and mathematics. During the summer of her junior year, while volunteering in Beth-Israel Hospital, she observed an autopsy and realized that being a medical doctor wasn't for her. After graduating from New York University, she worked as a mathematician for a short period with the John Hopkins University Physics Laboratory before receiving a Juris Doctorate from American University Law School.

She had a distinguished 34-year career in public service: working as an attorney advisor for the Community Service Administration; Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development - serving in a variety of senior leadership positions, most significant as Counselor to the Agency; and Ambassador to the Central African Republic for the U.S. Department of State. She received several Presidential Awards for her outstanding career service.

She found her passion writing children's books when she retired and was inspired by her real-life experiences raising three small children. Living and working in Africa and the Caribbean, and traveling the globe, she tried to instill in her children intellectual curiosity, compassion, respect for others, self-confidence and strong leadership skills. These values are reflected in the children's books she writes.