Marina Padakis Lowry lives in New York City. She has had a 20+-year career in book publishing, and is currently Executive Managing Editor of Union Square & Co., the publishing arm of Barnes & Noble. Marina was an Eagle Island camper and staffer in the 1980s as well as a Family Camper and Women’s Weekender. She has been an active on- and off-island volunteer, with camp committees, event coordination, and copy editing. Her other volunteer work includes coaching teens with Girls Write Now, the New York Women’s Culinary Alliance, and Room to Grow. Marina holds a B.A. in Economics from Earlham College.