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Maya Payne Smart, owner of Ralston Payne Enterprises LLC, is a professional writer
who has written hundreds of articles for newspapers, magazines and websites.
Her work has appeared in Black Enterprise, Black
MBA, Crain’s Cleveland Business, GSA Business Journal, and numerous trade and
custom
publications.
She also is the author of several how-to guides on topics ranging from business
writing to cutting everyday expenses for Quamut.com, a Barnes & Noble Publishing venture.
For recent assignments, she has profiled 11-time Tour de France veteran George Hincapie, chronicled a Mt. Everest adventure and assessed the effectiveness of wellness programs at metals companies. Maya enjoys helping students make informed college and career choices as a contributing author for Princeton Review books including “America's Best Value Colleges, 2008 Edition” and “120 Jobs That Won't Chain You to Your Desk.” She helped edit the Princeton Review trade paperback “What to Do with Your Psychology or Sociology Degree” and taught journalism at Clemson University. She received a bachelor's degree with honors in Social Studies from Harvard University in 2002 and a master's degree in editorial journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 2005. She is a member of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, the National Association of Black Journalists and The Links, Incorporated. Maya and her husband, Shaka, live in Gainesville, Florida. |