Iris B01

Age : 49 years old

Location : Richmond, Va

Sex : Female

Interest : Writing, Reading, Politics, Education

Member since : April 2008

Friends : 2

Posts : 0

About Me

Iris Bolling was born in Richmond, Virginia. Her family relocated to Morristown, New Jersey during her sophomore year where she graduated with honors from Morristown High School. Upon completion of high school, she attended Montclair State University. After a couple of years at MSU, she decided to move back to Richmond where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Management. Iris started her climb up the corporate ladder with the banking industry. From there she began what has become a 25-year career with the Commonwealth of Virginia, providing management, training, and professional development consultation for the state workforce. In addition to raising her son, Jon-Christopher, she mentored several nieces, nephews and other children within the community. She encouraged many children to pursue their education by assisting with SAT preparation and counseling them throughout their college careers. In an effort to combine the two areas in her life she enjoys the most, romance and politics, she pinned her first manuscript, Once You’ve Touched the Heart, which was release in March 2008. She has completed her second novel, The Heart of Him and is in the process of pinning a third. Her passions are reading (especially romance novels), writing, sports and politics. An active proponent of state and federal educational issues, she continues to encourage young adults to pursue their education. She also volunteers with her local registrar’s office, promoting voter registration in the African-American community.