Jill Dalenberg Thompson

I am a photographer and sometimes writer of essays and poetry. Originally from Chicago, I have spent my entire life in various parts of the midwest and have loved Lake Michigan ever since I first laid eyes on it. I now live in Holland, Michigan, with my husband and a Labrador retriever named Finn.   

"If you want to see something beautiful, open your eyes."

I am a mathematician by education. I spent the first fifteen years of my professional life as an actuary, working primarily with retirement plans and executive compensation, and the next eighteen years teaching high school mathematics. After I left the teaching profession, I focused primarily on writing. My most significant projects included writing statistcs curriculum for an online content provider and writing and managing a Community Corrections grant. If you would like to know more about my professional background, please visit me on LinkedIn.