Cindy Rickey holds a BS in English from Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY and an MS in Health Services Administration from Iona College, New Rochelle, NY. She currently resides in Air...view moreCindy Rickey holds a BS in English from Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY and an MS in Health Services Administration from Iona College, New Rochelle, NY. She currently resides in Airmont, NY and is a member of the Hudson Valley Writers’ Center and the Academy of American Poets. The author’s poetry is just a part of the joyful noise in the Rickey household which also includes two boisterous Shetland sheepdogs, two spoiled Yorkshire terriers, a cranky parrotlet, an extremely funny husband, and a daughter who plays ten musical instruments.view less