Charlene J. Centracchio is a native of Rhode Island with multiple degrees from Rhode Island College and Providence College in Social Science/Education (BA), Secondary Education/Gifted Education (M.Ed.), Counseling (M.A.) and Curriculum & Instruction (CAGS). She worked in the public school system from 1980 until her retirement (2010), serving the district as a high school social studies teacher and guidance counselor. During her tenure in education she served on many committees for the school itself and the district, including the School Improvement Team, curriculum writing and NEASC Standards Chairperson. She served as a mentor for many students in the district through various activities such as Class Advisor, Drama Director, Cheerleading/Majorette coach and the Booster Club Advisor. She was on a team of people who won the Presidential Award For Drug Free Schools and Communities resulting in the Key to her home town. As a guidance counselor she was nominated for and won the New England Association of College Admissions Counseling: Margaret Addis Memorial Scholar (2010) for the State of Rhode Island. Writing has been an important part of Charlene’s life starting at an early age when she started writing short stories, poems, and multitudes of educational documents. She currently works part time as a paralegal.

Charlene is also an intuitive psychic card reader utilizing a regular deck of playing cards as a tool to connect with the vibration of energy from the person’s name. She has been reading cards for 35 years and has many clients that she helps achieve their highest goals for betterment of their lives. She is trained in Reiki Healing, as well as Magnified Healing. Her psychic gift has been passed to her from both sides of her family with the greatest gift and direct lineage coming from her mom’s side. Her spirit guides are those who passed on such as her mother and father, as well as various pets and other animals who come to her.