Ellen Gerstein

I’m the director of Marketing at a large, not-quite-in-NYC publishing house. I’m also the mother of 2 great kids, IT Boy and Soccer Girl (my mini-me daughter). I have a husband too (that would be Mr. IT), but he doesn’t like being blogged about. He’s kind of a luddite. Opposites do attract, you know. My hobbies include those of any other typical 15 year old boy, except for the part about my not being a 15 year old boy…gadgets, downloadable music, reading (esp. SF), sports of all kinds (watching baseball, hockey and football; coaching soccer; playing tennis). My daughter plays soccer during every waking minute, it seems, so I am truly a “soccer mom”. My son is a bright four year old who’s has some struggles in life but we get by – I’ve been lucky to find a community of special-needs parents online who help me keep me informed, inspired and entertained. My ultimate goal is to spend more of my precious free time reading books that have nothing to do with technology, preferably on a bright and sunny palm tree-lined beach (pina colada optional). Some people know me as Ellen Reavis, some as Ellen Reavis Gerstein. Either way, that and $2.50 gets me on the subway every time.