Caroline Cunningham

Carrie Cunningham is a prolific free-lance writer and journalist. She has contributed to several Southeast Michigan papers, including the The Detroit News and The Michigan Chronicle as well as community newspapers like the Grosse Pointe News. Since beginning her career as a professional writer in the mid '90s, Carrie has published both articles and essays. Carrie is a graduate of Harvard University and resides in Grosse Pointe, MI. Carrie is the first Marick Press Writer in Residence.

Mariela Griffor

Publisher

Mariela Griffor is the founder and publisher of Marick Press. A native of Chile, Griffor was forced to flee the regime of Augusto Pinochet after the murder of her fiancé by agents of the dictator and threats against her own life. She spent 12 years in Sweden, where she met her husband, Edward Griffor, a native Detroiter and world-renowned mathematician. In 1998 the couple moved to Grosse Pointe Park, where they live with their two daughters. Griffor earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and a certificate in Montessori education, and is completing a master's degree in Media Studies at Wayne State University. She is a co-founder of the Detroit Institute for Creative Writers at Wayne State University, where she also served as Detroit Urban Woman Writer in Residence in 2003. She is curator of the Poets Follies reading series at the Grosse Pointe Artists Association. She is the author of Exiliana and House.

Scott Graham Meier

Filmmaker

Scott is a prolific, poignant free-lance filmmaker. He has contributed to several international short and full-length films, including the recent chronicle of the legendary Chilean pop group Illapu and film projects in the US. Scott has recently finished work on the de Niro film Stone filmed on location in Michigan and is working on a the cutting edge film project Sound Portrait of a Poem that will capture in collage the spirit of the Marick poets. Scott is a graduate of Charleston University and resides in a 'hard-shell' suitcase.

Ernest Valentino 

A native of Michigan, Valentino has been active in industry and technology over several decades. He has over 25 years of experience ranging from automotive to financial. Valentino is a member of the board of Management Pacific Capital Markets, a Hedge fund for private investors and is a part of the management team of RSB TEK Consulting, a firm supplying engineering and information technology support to automotive OEM's. He is engaged currently at Chrysler Group LLC. Previous clients include Chrysler, GM, Ford, Daimler and Nissan in the automotive sector as well as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Empire of N.Y. Blue Cross of Florida, Kentucky and South Carolina in insurance and medical. Valentino has previously been a consultant to the investment and advertizing/marketing industries with clients including Pacific Capital, Roney, Dauber and Company and Visual Services. Valentino recieved a BS degree in Management from Northern Michigan University and lives in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI with his wife Denise.

Suzanne Schneider

Suzanne Schneider has been working for different non-profit organizations such Grosse Pointe Artists Association, and Friends of the Libraries in Grosse Pointe. She has been editor of numerous magazines. She grew up in Detroit. She is active member of the Grosse Pointe Communities.