Author, publisher and entrepreneur, DENISE SARKOR was born in Monrovia, Liberia and raised in northern New Jersey. She is the Founder and CEO of New Roots Development (newrootsdev.com)--a copywriting, editing and boutique publishing house. Denise served as Managing Editor of Columbia University’s Journal of International Affairs from 2012 to 2013, and previously worked as an international banker and development consultant at institutions such as Goldman Sachs and the World Bank. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters in International Finance and Economic Policy from Columbia University. A lover of the arts, global citizen and humanitarian, Denise supports the causes of economic empowerment, education, and human rights. She is author of The Clean Poetry Series and her work has also appeared in The Huffington Post. You can follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Sign up to follow her blog at denisesarkor.com.