Marian Shalander Kaiser is an author, the owner of WriteWorks, Inc., and an adjunct professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), teaching Managerial Communications. Her professional experience includes serving as a Corporate and Foundation Manager for the Omaha Performing Arts Society, teaching high school and college English and Oral Communications, serving as Executive Director of the Bluffs Arts Council, and filling the position of Associate Director of the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) Midlands Region. Marian is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, earning a B.S. in English and Education. She earned a Master of Arts degree in English from UNO, a certificate in nonprofit management from UNO, and a certificate in arts administration and management from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Kaiser is also a bilingual speaker of Czeck and English.