As the "IPPY Hippy," I have been with Jenkins Group for over 15 years and serve as Editor of IndependentPublisher.com and Awards Director, leading the book awards team through over 6,000 book entries every year. Jenkins Group and IP host 5 different book award contests: the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs), the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, the Axiom Business Book Awards, the Living Now Book Awards, and the Illumination Book Awards. In my spare time, I enjoy gardening and kayaking.