Author of How the Fisherman Tricked the Genie, named a Notable Book by the National Council of Teachers of English and nominated for the Georgia Book Award
Author of Hero For Christ, a socially progressive Christian devotional, winner of a Indie Book Award
Development Consultant at Nationwide Insurance
Founder and Director of the Columbus Invitational Arts Competition
Composer and Multi-Instrumentalist
Founder and Director of the All People Music Mondays
Married to artist April Sunami
Child of public artist John Sunami, grandson of photographer Soichi Sunami
Grandson of Tuskegee Airman Major Henry A. Norman, descendant of Black Revolutionary War Hero Basil Norman
Of Black and Japanese heritage
Graduate of Columbus Alternative High School (CAHS, 1993), Swarthmore College (1997) and the Ohio State University (2000), with degrees in Philosophy and Educational Administration
Member of the Society for Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
