The Contributors

Lisa Salazar
Lisa loves the English language and all its quirks and idiosyncrasies. She has taught English as a second language in the US and abroad and for a period of time attempted to teach Spanish (a language she used to know well) to a class of Hungarians (in a language she barely knew). Needless to say, she quickly developed a deep respect for all language learners.

After a brief stint as a magazine writer, editor, and freelancer, Lisa joined the team at Imagine Learning. When she’s not scrutinizing sentences for comma splices, she enjoys writing music, watching documentaries, and experimenting with ginger and cilantro.

Read Lisa's articles here.

Shar Petersen
Shar has been a writer her entire life but only started getting paid to do it eight years ago. She documents the Imagine Learning products (the paid part), makes a lot of to-do lists (the unpaid part), and blogs about life with a two-year-old (the paid-but-not-in-$$ part).

Shar loves a lot of things, but best of all children and books and reading. She has worked at Imagine Learning since it began in 2004 and thinks it's the perfect place for combining those three passions. The only things that might rank a little higher on her favorites list are her husband, their two daughters, and ice cream.

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Brenda Johnson
Brenda comes from a family of bookworms and was bitten by the book bug early, thanks to bedtime stories and family reading sessions. Because of this, her main interests include writing, reading, writing, and reading. She also has a passion for storytelling, cooking, graphic design, and gathering useless trivia.

Brenda has written countless bits of poetry and short stories, which are only "countless" because most have been lost to disorganized hard drives or old notebooks. Her favorite book is Peter Pan, and she's begun a personal crusade to make sure everyone in the world reads it and loves it as much as she does.

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Paige Lyman
Paige has loved reading and writing since she was a little girl with a very active imagination. Now she's grown, but her imagination is still active, and she puts it to good use writing, planning, and organizing. Her love for the English language has grown as she studied English linguistics and editing, and she thinks that languages are fascinating.

Paige likes dreaming up exciting stories about adventure and writing down her own life's adventures (which may not be as exciting, but are just as good). She also enjoys taking pictures, trying new foods, drawing, and playing games.

Read Paige's articles here.