Melanie P. Merriman, PhD is a research scientist turned hospice quality consultant turned non-profit foundation grant evaluator who finally gave in to her lifelong desire to write. Her choice of careers and projects stems from a passion to illuminate, understand, and find meaning. Her memoir, Holding the Net: Caring for my Mother on the Tightrope of Aging, is the 2017 Best Book Awards Winner for Autobiography/Memoir. Melanie is also the co-author of Merriman’s Hawaii: The Chef, The Farmers, The Food, The Islands, a cookbook with stories about Chef Peter Merriman. Melanie and her husband, Klein more...
