Mayfield, Keoria: - Keoria Mayfield is a wife and a mother to a one-year-old boy. She was born in Chicago Illinois, but has lived most of her life in Danville, Illinois. Keoria received two degrees in the healthcare field at Danville Area Community College while working at the Child Development Center, which inspired her to write children's books. Her passion stems from books such as Dr. Seuss and Junie B. Jones which led her to writing poetry and fueled her creativity and imagination, respectively! During her time at the Child Development Center, she would notice the children using their critical thinking skills to finish the sentence in the rhymes that she would read to them. This was the catalyst for a vision that would inspire many through her writing.