Cherise Fisher began her career in publishing more than twenty-five years ago, spending many years editing and publishing several national bestselling and award winning authors at Simon & Schuster and Plume (an imprint of Penguin Random House), where she was Editor-in-Chief. As an agent with Wendy Sherman Associates for the past eight years, she has represented story-driven fiction with full bodied characters, both contemporary and historical. She seeks out memoirs and narrative nonfiction that showcase the diversity of human experience, and well-platformed non-fiction writers who seek to provoke, inspire, and educate on diverse subjects, including self-help, finance and career, health and wellness, spirituality, and social justice. An active member of the American Association of Literary Agents, and a very popular workshop leader for several writers conferences including the Grub Street Writing Center, Cherise also teaches the Introduction to Publishing class as a part of the Publishing Certificate Program at the City College of New York. Her intention is that all the books she helps bring into the world are relevant, enduring, and help readers maximize their lives.