For fifteen years, Michelle Strutzenberger worked as a Generative Journalist and Newsroom Chair with
Axiom News. While working full time, Michelle began writing children’s novels. Her latest book,
The Secret Talent Shop of Pineapple River, is about the adventure of discovering and lifting up neighbourhood gifts. The book is very much inspired by the spirit and intention of asset-based community development, the work of Peter Block and John McKnight of
Abundant Community in creating abundant communities and the worldview and practice of
Appreciative Inquiry.
Michelle lives in Peterborough, Ontario with her husband and three children. You can connect with Michelle on Twitter
@michelle_strutz and Facebook via
NewShemayim