Susie Neimark - Author Susie began her career working with children in the suburbs of Chicago. Subsequently, she spent many years working in public relations for a large, publicly held company. Most recently, Susie has worked with The Cradle, a well-known adoption agency in Evanston, Illinois. Her work at The Cradle involved working with children waiting to be placed for adoption, and she was also a speaker at many Chicago area high schools educating students on adoption and related topics. Susie has always had the desire to return to her work with children, and now Sunny & The Chocolate Dog has evolved and become the perfect outlet for her to combine her creativity with her love for children and animals. Susie currently lives in St. Augustine, Florida with her husband, Josh, and their two dogs, Sunny and Cloudy (The Chocolate Dog.) In February of 2003, Susie and Josh welcomed Jack, their first child, into their family. Sunny and Cloudy are both enchanted by their new little brother, and Cloudy, especially, stays by Jack's side practically every minute of the day. Susie Neimark - susie@sunnyandthechocolatedog.com Kent Hammerstrom - Illustrator Kent has had a long and prestigious career in the arts working on everything from Disney films to Star Wars movies. He trained in cel animation and illustration at California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts) and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1984. Kent has utilized his training while working on animated feature films and has received 8 screen credits for his work on movies such as ILM’s Star Wars: Episode 1, Disney’s Pocahontas, Hercules, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Additionally he has traveled to Ireland to work with Don Bluth on The Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven, and An American Tail. Kent currently lives in Orlando, Florida and is moving forward into new ventures, which include producing illustrations, designs and cartoon work. He recently worked with “The Golf Comic,” T.P. Mulrooney, and created illustrations for T.P.’s new book. Kent is the illustrator for The Adventures of Sunny & The Chocolate Dog series Kent Hammerstrom - kent@sunnyandthechocolatedog.com “Sunny” Sunny is an 8-year old yellow Labrador Retriever. She has been part of the Neimark family since she was 8-weeks old. Sunny enjoys swimming in the ocean and her pool, chasing squirrels, and relaxing in the sun. However, more than anything else in the world, Sunny loves to play with children. Sunny - sunny@sunnyandthechocolatedog.com “Cloudy” Cloudy, age 6 and chocolate in color, joined the Neimark family when she was 12-weeks old. Also a Labrador, Cloudy enjoys many of the same activities as Sunny, but she particularly enjoys swimming and fetching her toys in the water. Her best friend is Sunny - the two are inseparable. Cloudy - cloudy@sunnyandthechocolatedog.com Joshua Neimark - Publisher Joshua brings over 11-years of sales and marketing experience to the project. He has worked in a variety of industries, including book publishing, television production, and technology sales. In addition to handling the publishing and distribution of the books, Joshua will also manage all strategic relationships and licensing arrangements. Joshua Neimark - josh@sunnyandthechocolatedog.com