Preethi Fernando is the author of twelve books and is a speaker. She serves as a consultant for companies, associations, and businesses. She enjoys hiking, meeting people, biking, and reading. Preethi has won the Stephen King Haven Foundation Award, which is given to one author each year. Preethi's life motto is to rise every time you fall. Preethi says "It is not what happens to us, but what we do with what happens to us, that determines how our lives turn out in the end."