Meet Team Jack
The other day I posted about my very first book, Treading Water, and the character of Jack, an architect who was the first to appear as a fully formed character, demanding I tell his story back in 2003-2004. Today, my company is named for Jack—HTJB, Inc.,—House That Jack Built. Everything started with Jack, and he and I have grown a nice little house that includes many of my closest friends and family members working alongside me. I thought it would be fun to introduce you to each of them and tell you how they came to be part of Jack’s team. Without further ado, meet my “girls.”
- Julie Cupp, executive assistant to Marie and COO at HTJB, Inc.
- Lisa Cafferty, CFO at HTJB, Inc.
- Holly Sullivan, assistant to Marie and Formatting Fairy
- Isabel Sullivan, assistant to Marie and Formatting Fairy
- Cheryl Serra, director of publicity
- Nikki Colquhoun, piracy hunter, Formatting Fairy and registration assistant
- Ashley Lopez and Courtney Lopes, the Designing Women

Team Jack from left to right: Cheryl, Holly, Isabel, Lisa, Marie, Julie, Karen, Nikki and Ashley
Karen Kuzminski (third from right), a high school friend of Marie’s, is our “yogi,” teaching yoga classes to Marie and Jack’s team at Marie’s house.
