Meet the Authors
Jack Tymann
Ayesha Abdul Ghaffar
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Jack Tymann shares in the ‘Dreaming Dreams’ trilogy lessons learned through a much-blessed lifelong adventure in the private sector, politics, marriage and family life.
Jack retired from the Westinghouse Electric Corporation as President/ CEO of Westinghouse International where he led business development and government relations and $2B in annual revenues – in 75 countries.
He served under President Clinton and President Mubarak of Egypt as co-chair of the Presidents’ Council for the Middle East North Africa – seeking peace through business collaborations. In politics, Jack served as Senior Advisor and Consigliere in the U.S. House of Representatives – writing legislation and authoring speeches delivered on Capitol Hill.
His writing journey has included publications throughout his school years, the private and public sectors, and in community church involvement. He’s written countless proposals, presentations, and he has authored over 100 commentaries for Scripps and Gannett. Jack has served as a talk show guest and lecturer on current events — focused on a belief a better world is possible if we focus not on the differences that tend to divide us but on common goals that can unite.
Jack received his BSEE from Manhattan College, completed the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program, and advanced studies at INSEAD in Paris and at the Brookings Institute.
Jack and his wife Lucille reside in Naples, Florida. They are most proud of their four children and twelve grandchildren. Currently they are dealing with Lucille’s decline in late term Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Ayesha Abdul Ghaffar was born and raised in small town USA and has since traveled the world and lived in several countries in the Middle East and South Asia.
She brings unique awareness of cultural differences and ubiquitous principles that unite the peoples of the world. She currently resides in Karachi Pakistan and works as a developmental editor and writing coach for authors all over the world.
When she’s not engaged in her passions of reading, writing, and editing – Ayesha can be found creating art, enjoying nature, and spending time with her two precious cats.
Ayesha is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of those most in need — and becoming a positive influence for change. She works with several charitable organizations both in and out of Pakistan with a focus on finding the common threads that unite people across all walks of life.
Inspired by her personal life experiences as well as the vast uniqueness she finds in different peoples, Ayesha strives to help authors bring their stories, scenes, and characters to life – and has done so brilliantly throughout the pages of the novels in the ‘Dreaming Dreams’ trilogy.
“We are all different; we are all the same.”