Announcing New Publication:
Having My Say
by
Charlene Ventura

About Charlene Ventura and Having My Say:

After 30 successful years as CEO of the Cincinnati YWCA, Charlene Ventura began writing poems. She wrote about everyday life, things she felt or observed, about nature and feminism, politics and love, loss and aging, and hope.

Those poems have been turned into a lovely collection published under the title, Having My Say.

A co-founder of the women's movement in 1968, Ventura joined the staff of the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati in 1973. In 1976, Ventura initiated the first community-wide forum on domestic abuse in Cincinnati, which led to the establishment of the YWCA Alice Paul House, the first shelter for survivors of domestic violence in the greater Cincinnati area, and one of the first seven in the U.S. In 1980, she established the annual YWCA Salute to Career Women of Achievement.

Charlene has received many national and local awards for her groundbreaking work supporting women, including Redbook Magazine's Ten outstanding Young Women in Ohio, and a nod from Women's e-News as one of 21 leaders for the 21st Century.

"Charlene Ventura's poetry reflects her life-long commitment to uplifting women and people of color, fighting sexism and racism, and giving power to those who have been marginalized."

- Jan-Michele Lemon Kearny, Vice Mayor, City of Cincinnati

"Charlene's poetry is a gift for the mind and the soul."

- John Pepper, retired CEO, Proctor & Gamble

Available now on Amazon.com

Available now
Amazon.com

In 2018, I was asked by retired attorney Bea Larsen to help edit and publish her book, The Third Person in the Room, a collection of essays about her experience in the work of divorce mediation, as well as observations of a life well lived.

That was the beginning of Nolan Kerr Press. Bea's book was a success, due to her august reputation and her elegant and incisive writing style.

Other authors followed, and Nolan Kerr Press, accidentally or otherwise, became a place for authors over the age of 80 to find their voices, and a path to immortalizing their work.

I have assisted a number of authors in placing their books on Amazon KDP, an inexpensive yet positive way to publish and make their writing a reality.

I owe all of those successes to Bea Larsen, who trusted me with her book, even though I had never worked a day in the publishing business. For her trust and her friendship, I am truly grateful.

About us

Nolan Kerr Consulting began in 1996 as Nolan Kerr Artist Consultants, LTD. Our primary mission then was to provide classical and jazz musicians with professional guidance in image development and marketing in order to build their performance careers. We quickly expanded our clientele to non-profit arts organizations looking for public relations and marketing support.

Over the years, Nolan Kerr has found a niche working with non-profit organizations of all stripes, finding particular reward in working for groups that provide meaningful and positive change within their communities. Most recently we have added independent publishing for new authors, and we enjoy working in particular with those over age 50, who have singularly interesting stories to tell.

Our Goal

Nolan Kerr Consulting provides expert assistance to non-profit organizations, providing the vision, stability and structure needed to identify and achieve desired goals.

Need to re-energize your board of directors? Craft a vision for the future? Build a marketing plan for a specific project? We can help.

And new this year: we've begun helping independent authors self-publish their books.

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