Victoria Pilotti, Ed.D., a New York City public high school English-as-a-second language teacher, has taught graduate courses at St. John’s University and Hunter College, and facilitated numerous workshops for teachers at international, national, state, and city conferences. Victoria advises and advocates for women diagnosed with breast cancer, and her husband Eric counsels spouses and sons. A member and officer of the Toast of Queens public speaking club of Toastmasters International since 2007,&she has presented over thirty formal speeches www.toastmasters.org. Victoria is an active member of www.zonta.org empowering women and girls internationally, and in the N.Y.C. area www.cwny.org enhancing women’s rights and health.