About
Great culinary
adventures, travel and photography are the things Maryanne
enjoys most in life. She travels frequently, having spent
time in Europe, Asia, North and South America, and loves
passing on tips and experiences to her readers.
On days that she's home, she relishes cooking and
entertaining. Friends have dubbed her kitchen as "The Café
Bonne Femme," a wonderful characterization of the warm
atmosphere and great food it's famous for and often the
setting of a story.
Maryanne is a freelance writer and researcher. Armed with a
BA in Economics from the University of Notre Dame, she
headed to Wall Street in 1978. "Those may have been sad
days for the economy, but I learned a great deal about
business and culture while working there," she reflects. In
1982 she moved to Michigan, where she's still based, to
join her husband.
In the meantime, there have been a few twists in her
career, one was spending ten years as a senior systems
programmer and project manager in the mainframe technical
support area. Maryanne was curious what life on "the other
side of the septic tank" was like in 1993 when she left
corporate America to start her own consulting business.
That business, which began in the computer area, has
evolved into publishing. Now, to her, a computer is just a
tool again and she hasn't looked back.
Sabat & Jablonska & Co. was named after Maryanne's
grandmothers: two wonderful ladies who always taught,
shared and provided inspiration to those around them.
Maryanne is also a Principal at Blue Lion Media,
LLC,
a firm specializing in public policy and research.