About our Authors

Maura Ammenheuser

Your Momarama host, Maura balances a writing career with caring for her two school-age children. She works from home, coordinates school and extracurricular activities for the kids, and still manages to whip up home-cooked meals with a focus on health.

Jennifer Dean

Freelance writer Jennifer is a working Redlands mom with two kids.

Mitchell Rosen

Parenting expert Mitchell is a licensed marriage and family therapist who provides counseling and therapy services for individuals, couples and families in and around Corona.

John Bender

John Bender is an editor at The Press-Enterprise. He's a busy professional juggling a demanding job and kids. He often opts for unconvential solutions for day-to-day challenges.

Mirjam Swanson

Mirjam Swanson is a sports reporter with a sparkly, pink toddler daughter who thinks it's silly that her mommy calls going to watch football games and soccer matches "work."

Janet Zimmerman

Janet Zimmerman is the mother of 12-year-old Isabelle and 8-year-old Luke, who keep her busy and challenged every day. When she's not working for them, she covers environmental and water issues for The Press-Enterprise.

Dianne Bright

Dianne Bright is a freelance writer for a variety of magazines and is authoring a postmodern novel about friendship and identity wrapped inside the central theme of never giving up! She has been married for thirteen years and has three clever children. She loves a full-bodied glass of Merlot or a hot cup of organic coffee, depending on the time of day.

Debbie Yocum

Debbie Yocum works as a consultant in the Land Planning/Civil Engineering industry and is mother to her 4 children, ages 8 to 17 with her husband and stepmom to her 18 year old stepdaughter and 20 year old stepson. All of the children in her household are busy in sports with most of their interest in football, water polo and swimming.