Martha Venditto is an author, advocate, mother and grandmother, and former finance executive. Born into a traditional New York Italian family, she was raised by her mother, aunt, uncle, and grandparents, until she married at age twenty. During her twenty-seven-year career in finance, she had the opportunity to volunteer for various non-profit organizations, many of which benefit women and girls, both across the country and around the world. She currently serves on the Salvation Army Advisory Board and belongs to the Dr. Theodore A Atlas Foundation, Kiwanis, and Soroptimist International. She is also the founder of S.E.L.F.—Stand Empowered Live Free, a non-profit organization that assists people going through a divorce.