Carolyn Ortiz earned a master?s degree in counseling psychology from Santa Clara University in California. She placed first in the 2007 San Francisco Writing Contest, sponsored by ...view moreCarolyn Ortiz earned a master?s degree in counseling psychology from Santa Clara University in California. She placed first in the 2007 San Francisco Writing Contest, sponsored by the San Francisco Writers Conference. Ortiz lives in Redwood Shores, California.view less