Lisa Barker
Syndicated columnist, author.

Lisa Barker wrote the award-winning syndicated parenting humor column, Jelly Mom™ from 2004 - 2009. Jelly Mom&trade was a popular feature weekly in The Salinas Californian (circulation 19,000) and monthly in School News Roll Call, a parent's magazine, (circulation 323,000+) as well as The Eureka Reporter, Omaha Family, Mount Shasta Herald Supersaver and Llano Estacado Family Resources in Texas.

At its peak, Jelly Mom™ was published on over fifty parenting and mom-oriented websites that appeal to both secular and Christian audiences including:

• SheKnows.com - 600,000 visitors monthly.
• CatholicExchange.com - 150,000 visitors monthly.
• FamilyCorner.com - 100,000 visitors monthly.
• Christian-Mommies.com - 50,000 visitors monthly.
• DisneyFamily.com - 10,000 visitors monthly.

Lisa got her first taste of writing columns in 2002 when she wrote monthly for The Salinas Californian. In 2004 she created Jelly Mom™. Barker's style of writing helped her win notable honors in four consecutive humor writing contests hosted by HumorPress.com.

Lisa's first book, Just Because Your Kids Drive You Insane...Doesn't Mean You Are A Bad Parent was followed by Before I Had Kids I Was A Size 9.

JellyMom.com was voted One of The Top Sites on The Internet in the 2006 Moms Town Blog Poll. Both the column and the book have won the prestigious Adding Wisdom Award, the only award program to ever be honored by Disney.com.

To contact Lisa, please send an email to LisaBarker.com@gmail.com.