Dorothy J. Countryman is currently music leader of the Belfast United Methodist Church near Hillsboro, Ohio, and devotes her weekdays to the care of rescued animals, and to trying ...view moreDorothy J. Countryman is currently music leader of the Belfast United Methodist Church near Hillsboro, Ohio, and devotes her weekdays to the care of rescued animals, and to trying to see God in every facet of life. Trained as a journalist, proofreader, and book editor, she is the former editor of The Judicial Staff Directory and the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Courts, both published by Staff Directories Ltd./Congressional Quarterly. She proofed text for submission to the Securities and Exchange Commission while employed at Bowne of Washington, DC, and has independently proofed and edited numerous academic and fiction books, as well as being a news editor and feature writer in both Virginia and Ohio for many years. She has taught writing and literature at the high school and college levels, and holds degrees in journalism-communications and English from Xavier University, Cincinnati, and Miami University of Ohio.view less