Darlene Quinn
Personal:
• Only child
• Born and raised in Long Beach, California
• Fantastic Mother who read every draft of my early fiction. She passed away before her time in 1994
• 91 year old father, a former aircraft engineer, cattle buyer, then long shoreman who lives with his
Cavalier King Charles spaniel at Bixby Towers in Long Beach.
• Birthday June 17, 1939
• Married, 2 children (an adopted son and a hearing impaired daughter), 2 step children, and 11
grandchildren. (Got acquainted with my husband at our high school reunion)
• Resides in Long Beach, California
School:
• Graduated from Wilson High School in Long Beach, CA
• Bachelor of Arts: Education/Psychology University of California-San Jose
• Graduate Business Courses: University of Washington--Seattle, WA
Experience:
• Director of Personnel/Organization Development---Bullocks Wilshire
• Corporate Director of Training--Bullock's (Major West Coast retailer)
• Member of the task force to form magnet schools in Los Angeles.
• Taught seminars on interviewing skills, time management, listening and negotiating skills
• Director of self-improvement, modeling and charm courses, as a private contractor for Bullock's
and Robinson's Department Stores
• Created public relations, personal appearance, and self-esteem courses for hospital personnel
(Pacific Hospital, Pioneer Hospital and Artesia Medical Group).
• Assisted in research on Frontal Temporal Dementia for UCSF (my late husband fell victim to FTD
ten or more years before he passed away in 2005)
• Pageant coordination for Miss Long Beach portion of Miss Universe
• Speaker and commentator for community organizations and the underprivileged and Orange
County (self image, public relations, beauty, and fashion.)
• Taught in the public school system (K-8th)
Professional:
• Author of two novel (Webs of Power and Sizzling Cold Case).
• Assisted Buddy Ebsen in writing his first novel and other writing projects.
• Published articles “Inskeeping World” and “Savvy Magazine”(time management, interviewing,
management, listening, and negotiating skills were the major focus.)
• Next novel, Twisted Webs, is the sequel to Webs of Power.