OUR TEAM
Christine Nicolette-Gonzalez is a writer, editor, publisher, tutor, and award-winning educator. She served as an English teacher for thirty-five years, winning local, state, and national awards. After publishing her memoir in 2019, My Mother's Curse: A Journey Beyond Childhood Trauma, she established Laureate Life Press to help other authors publish their works. Her longtime friend, Janis Dworkis, joined her in 2020. Since then, they have collaborated on numerous books, with Christine acting as coeditor and publicity advisor. In 2023, Laureate Life Press published Bearing It: 12 Women Find Resilience. You Can Too, compiled and edited by Christine. In addition to her professional work, Christine founded the nonprofit Spreading the Warmth in 2014, a "random acts of kindness" organization whose members create and distribute handmade scarves, hats, and shawls. Christine holds a bachelor's degree from Wheaton College and a master's degree from The University of Texas at Dallas. Some of her happiest moments are spent traveling with her husband and celebrating life with her four grandchildren and their families.
Janis Dworkis is an award-winning writer, editor, and book developer. She has published more than 250 articles in local newspapers and national magazines, and coauthored three books including Healing Hearts: A Leading Pediatric Heart Surgeon Learns About the Journey from Grief to Life. She has participated in the production of thirty additional books as a writer, editor, graphic designer, and/or publisher. She also has worked with numerous nonprofits to manage marketing and communication campaigns and has served on several nonprofit boards. In 2020, she joined Laureate Life Press to serve as coeditor, design director, layout editor, and co-publisher. Janis holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UCLA. She is the mother of two grown sons and currently resides in Frisco, Texas with her husband. In her free time, she enjoys reading, sewing, and knitting.
Scott Gonzalez retired as the Cecil H. and Ida Green Master Teaching Chair, Administrator, and teacher from St. Mark’s School of Texas with a total of forty-one years in independent school education. He has thirty-seven years of experience teaching English grammar and composition from grades eight through twelve. Scott earned his undergraduate degree from North Texas State University and his master’s degree from The University of Dallas. He has served as a ghost editor for nine books published by Laureate Life Press and recently has contributed to the nonprofit Spreading the Warmth through writing and distributing their monthly newsletter. He officially joined the Laureate Life Press team in 2026 and serves as a copy editor. In his free time, Scott enjoys traveling, reading, riding his bicycle, and sharing experiences with his family.