Vicki Ward is a published author and is the CEO of Nubian Images Publishing Company, publisher of the multiple award winning book, "Life's Spices From Seasoned Sistahs, A Collection of Life Stories From Mature Women of Color." Her vision for Seasoned Sistahs began to crystallize with this collection of life events as told through the voices of women of color.

The bonding, sharing and true spirit of camaraderie generated through the experiences the women have shared in this book has been phenomenal. A group of the authors living in the San Francisco Bay Area numbering about 15 have read their stories and poetry to audiences at the African American Library, Marcus Books, Carole's Books, St Joseph's Hospital, local book clubs and more.

This vision continues to unfold with the planned publication of the next two books that explore the lifestyles of women of color and the emergence of the Seasoned Sistah of 2000 and beyond. In these next two volumes insights into the lives of women of color who have survived breast cancer, and we drop the curtain on what mature women want and how they view this new phase of their lives. Enhancing all of this is the website that is the foundation... the online meeting place from which to draw strength and deliver the same. Important connections can be created on this site. Sharing notes on life and developing empowerment skills are all available here.

Vicki has been a guest speaker for Soroptimist Clubs, and American Business Women's Organization. She has presented to college classes and college faculty groups, has presented the keynote speech to the Women's Initiative Graduation, and has conducted a workshop on women of color at the Women of color Conference at UC Berkeley.

She is available for workshops, conferences, and to speak to college classes.

PRESS RELEASES

BOOKSIGNINGS

• BARNES AND NOBLE EMERYYVILLE CA.
• L.A. TIMES BOOK EXPO
• CAROLES BOOKS, SACRAMENTO, CA.
• CHESTER HIMES MYSTERY WRITERS CONVENTION, OAKLAND, CA.
• BOOK EXPO AMERICA, NEW YORK
• NUBIAN HERITAGE, HARLEM NEW YORK
• LOS ANGELES BLACK BOOK EXPO
• UNDERGROUND BOOKS, SACRAMENTO
• MARCUS BOOKS, OAKLAND, CA.
• BOOKLOVERS BOOKS, SACRAMENTO, CA.
• IT'S A GRIND COFFEE SHOP, OAKLAND, CA.
• AFRICAN AMERICAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY, OAKLAND, CA.
• KWANZAA GIFT SHOW, OAKLAND, CA.
• SOROPTOMIST, CLUB, SACRAMENTO
• SOROPTOMIST CLUB, PITTSBURG
• SAN FRANCISCO LIBRARY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

SPEAKER / WORKSHOPS

• Women of Color Conference, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, Ca.
• American Business Women, El Cerrito, Ca.
• Nubian Heritage, Harlem New York
• TV Taping Channel 29 San Francisco, Ca.
• African American Museum & Library
• Oakland, Ca.
• Spanos Community Center Scholarship Dinner, Stockton, Ca.
• Soroptomist Club, Pittsburg, Ca.
• Shades of Survivorship Breast Cancer Survivors,
  St. Joseph's Hospital, Stockton, Ca.
• Helms Middle School Career Fair, San Pablo, Ca.
• Berkeley High School Career Fair, Berkeley, Ca.