Marjorie Simon:  

I was Born and raised in Moorhead and graduated from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University. I majored in music education to fulfill my life-long dream: become a band director. (Not many women did back then. I ignored a countless parade of people who said I shouldn't. My parents, however, encouraged me every minute of the way.) After teaching 4 years in a tiny Minnesota town near Alexandria, I attended the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO, and received a master's degree in music education. (Amazing music ed and jazz programs.) I taught in Colorado and then at the base of the Big Horn mountains in Buffalo, WY for four gorgeous years. Breath-taking scenery and a real haven for outdoors people. After teaching 15 years to classes of 60-80 students, my vocal cords wore out. So I studied communications on my own and pursued work in public relations. My start there was as PR director for the St. Paul Winter Carnival (where Vulcans freely kissed women as they rousted about in parades). (Can you say, "Crisis communications"???) But there were opportunities galore there, too. Well before the Internet, I brought over ice carvers from Harbin, China, and snow sculptors from Sverdlovosk, USSR. Ohhhhh, the stories! From there, I worked at a Mpls ad agency for 6 years. I had amazing clients who convinced me ...Expand for more