Yesika S. Montoya

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About the Author

Yesika S. Montoya has a psychology degree from the Universidad Santo Tomas (2000) in her native country of Colombia. She also received her Master of Social Work degree from Fordham University (2005). Ms. Montoya has clinical work experience providing psychotherapy to children, adolescents, adults, and people affected by homelessness, mental illness, chemical addiction and HIV. Ms. Montoya worked with the rescue, recovery and clean-up workers after the 9/11 attacks in New York City. She is currently employed in higher education as an Associate Director of Advising and an adjunct faculty member at the Columbia University School of Social Work.

Yesika is the coauthor of Accidental Brothers: The Story of Twins Exchanged at Birth and the Power of Nature and Nurture.