Myrna Manzanares

Myrna Manzanares holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Education from Pepperdine University in southern California. She completed postgraduate work in Community Clinical Psychology from California State University, Long Beach and is a trained counselor. Manzanares worked as a teacher for 15 years in California before moving back to live and work in Belize in 1986. She worked as a Lecturer at the Belize Teachers College, and the University College of Belize; as the Program Specialist/ Manager for Pride Belize, and as a Master Trainer with the Belize Institute of Management. Most of her work in Belize has been in the areas of culture, drug abuse prevention, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence and other social and development areas. As a professional storyteller and dramatist, Manzanares writes mainly about social issues and supernatural folklore. She has one daughter and an adopted son.
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