Meet The Team

Author

Dr. Deborah Sharp Molchan

Deborah Sharp Molchan, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and maintains a private practice in both Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Deborah lives in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, with her husband, David, and enjoys visiting her daughters Kate and Lauren. Deborah practices yoga, and enjoys skiing, kayaking, sailing, and golfing. She is passionate about exercise as supporting our brain health. Deborah’s creative process is nurtured from her research interests in psychology.

Illustrator

Emily Hercock

Emily has worked as a freelance illustrator for nearly ten years, building her business from the ground up. As a child, Emily could always be found with a pen and paper in her hand, drawing away at her latest artwork creation. Emily never believed that she could make a career out of her hobby. But, with a lot of determination and hard work, she has been able to successfully turn her love of art into her own business. Emily lives in the small, sleepy village of Watlington in the UK, where she resides with her husband, Michael, and thoroughly-mad kittens, Rupert and Missy.

Publisher

Dr. Karen Croftcheck

Oprelle Publications, LLC

Dr. Karen Croftcheck founded Oprelle Publications in a humble high school English classroom. Realizing the depth of creative talent among her students, she just couldn’t bear the thought of their soulful and intriguing words not being shared with the world… so she founded an independent publishing company whose mission is to prevent that tragedy from happening. She has always, and continues still, to carry with her a deep passion for the written word.

ABOUT

OPRELLE

PUBLICATIONS

Get to Know Us

Oprelle Publications is an independent publishing company that produces children’s, fiction and nonfiction titles and recognizes and celebrates writers through contests and writing services. eam Oprelle seeks to encourage and cultivate talented writers to grow into their fullest potentials. Oprelle seeks to be recognized as a platform that helps and highlights only the kinds of writing that gives you goosebumps, or makes you feel hopeful and alive. In addition to that, we hope to share our gratitude for your words by giving back to causes close to our hearts: local community school programs, scholarships that encourage the arts, and to the World Wildlife Fund.

A GREATER PURPOSE

Dr. Deborah Sharp Molchan’s passion is noted in her pledge to donate a percentage of book sales to Sparking Life. Sparking Life supports programs that benefit people recovering from alcohol addiction and substance abuse, first responders, and military personnel. Importantly, Sparking Life supports programs employing physical activity to help children handle disorders of ADD and ADHD and persons on the autism spectrum. In addition, Sparking Life invests in enterprises that focus on the benefits of exercise for healthy aging.