Ruth Kaufman is an actress, author and attorney with years of corporate America contract negotiation, marketing and training experience. Her motto: someday is now.

She has completed 12 novels. Seven have placed in numerous contests, including winning Romance Writers of America's 2011 Inspirational Golden Heart® and runner up in Dorchester Publishing's/RT BOOK REVIEWS' national American Title II. Her short true story, "The Scrinch," will be in THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS: With a Foreword by Debbie Macomber.

A freelance editor and writer, she presents workshops on topics including persistence, public speaking and sales skills for the author. She served on RWA's national board of directors and was president of Chicago-North RWA. She earned B.A.s in Economics and Communications at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and her J.D. and M.S. in TV/Radio/Film from Syracuse University.

Credits include roles in several independent films, commercials, numerous educational videos and dozens of voiceover projects from long e-learning courses to medical narration. She has completed multi-level improvisation programs at ComedySportz and iO, where she performed with improv teams, and at Second City. Visit www.ruthtalks.com for demos and sample projects.

She received her J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law, an M.S. in TV/Radio from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and B.A.s in Communications and Economics from the University of Michigan.