Ramona Kiyoshk is a semi-retired journalist. She has worked as a feature writer, magazine columnist, travel writer, books editor and copy editor/fact checker in Canada and the United States.

While managing a challenging career, she raised two offspring and their various dogs, cats, rodents and a pygmy goat. 

More recently, she worked at non-profit contracts in Toronto, as a Communications Officer, Pow Wow organizer, event planner/promoter, and life coach.

Ramona was an Athena Award runner-up, a recipient of a Canada Council Grant and served as a judge for the Arizona Authors Association's annual literary contest. In 1992, she was awarded an Honorary Arizona National Guard membership for community service through her writing. 

Ramona has logged many volunteer hours, as a speaker, driver, fund-raiser, administrative assistant, track and field coach, Career Day organizer and presenter, events organizer and marketer. She volunteered with the Florida Trail (hiking club) as a hurricane clean-up team member, and served in various performing arts venues.

One of her memorable volunteer stints was at the Loggerhead Marinelife Centre, a sea turtle rescue and rehab facility in Juno Beach, Florida, where she blogged the daily results of the lone cyclist for the "Cycling for Sea Turtles" fund-raiser.

She is an avid hiker, outdoors enthusiast and passionate animal rights advocate.

Ramona currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

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