Colette Winston is a freelance writer from Washington D.C. Her work has appeared in a number of publications, both online and print within the federal government, non-profits, private industry, and for personal leisure. Colette is the Chair of the annual Girls Inspire Summit for a non-profit organization known as The Society for Girls, Inc. where she has planned and executed the logistics and advertisements of the event on social media platforms and to the public. She has a B.A. in English from the University of Maryland, College Park and a M.A. in Communications from Trinity Washington University.