Anna Marie Kukec Tomczyk is author of We Are Eagles: Inspiring Stories Of Immigrant Women Who Took Bold Steps In Life Through Literacy. She is a Chicago-based, award-winning journalist with bylines in U.S. News & World Report, ABA Journal, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald and Daily Herald Business Ledger, Prepared Foods Magazine, Chicago Bride Magazine and others. Anna Marie is a member of the Chicago Writers Association, Independent Writers of Chicago, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Chicago Headline Club. She is a graduate of St. Xavier University in Chicago, where she lives with her husband, Jim  Tomczyk, a project manager and a lifelong Chicago Bears fan.