Amy Southard, 38, is a three-time SNHU graduate, author, and published poet, who lives in northern Minnesota with her wife Sandy. An avid student, she has excelled in her studies, earning high marks in each of her programs — BA in Psychology, MA in English and Creative Writing, MFA, and Graduate Certificate in Professional Writing. Amy is a full-time, in-home care assistant and works on her writing projects in her spare time. With her education, the honors graduate hopes to advance her writing career, where she authors adult romance and young adult fantasy novels and short stories.