Title: Author, Writer

Company: Dutch Ink Publishing

Location: Lorain, OH, Canada

Lorain, OH, Canada, August 8, 2016, Hilaire Tavenner, Author and Writer of Dutch Ink Publishing, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in writing.

Dr. Tavenner had lead an extraordinary life, from her time as a Franciscan nun, to teaching in schools and currently public speaking and writing. She has published more than seven books, ranging in topics from her experience as a nun, to her journeys abroad and on various saints and public figures. It is on these topics that she publically speaks. She started her publishing company, Dutch Ink Publishing in 2000, where she writes and self-publishes her work.

After receiving a degree in the liberal arts from Maria Regina College, she continued her education at the Catholic University in Washington D.C. to earn a Bachelor of Arts in education. From there she earned a Master of Arts in religious studies from St. Charles Seminary. She earned a Ph.D. in reading and language arts from the University of South Florida. She has taught in private and public education systems, at elementary, high school and collegiate levels. Prior to teaching, Dr. Tavenner joined a convent at 17 years old. She left the order nearly two decades later to pursue other endeavors.

It was evident Dr. Tavenner was destined to become a writer, as she wrote plays and scripts in elementary school. She has published two books on her accounts as a nun in the 1960s. Several books chronicle her travels, which include France, Peru and Puerto Rico. Other books discuss the importance of Helen Steiner Rice, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and Dr. Tavenner’s mother. She endeavors to write a total of 30 books.

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