Precious Symonette is an educator, researcher, writer, public speaker, and international facilitator. She teaches Creative Writing at Miami Norland Senior High School and is an Adjunct Professor with Miami Dade College. She is the founder and CEO of the Florida Freedom Writers Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping teens to promote free expression both in written and verbal form. She is passionate about teaching Creative Writing and helping her students to learn about themselves, to share their stories, and to develop into global citizens. Precious enjoys traveling the world, learning about different cultures, hiking, participating in service-learning projects, and spending time with her family.