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Elizabeth J. Randall is a non-fiction writer, an educator and a lecturer.[1][2] [3] [4] Murder in St. Augustine: the mysterious death of Athalia Ponsell Lindsley was an Amazon Kindle best seller and the recipient of the first place Royal Palm Literary Award for nonfiction.

Contents •	Works •	Education and early career •	Other •	References

Works[edit]

1.	The Floating Teacher: A Guide to Surviving and Thriving (Maupin House 2011) 2.	Haunted St. Augustine and St. Johns County (The History Press 2013) 3.	Women in White: the haunting of northeast Florida (Schiffer Publishing 2015) 4.	Murder in St. Augustine: the mysterious death of Athalia Ponsell Lindsley (The History Press 2016) 5.	The Ocklawaha River Odyssey: a journey through Florida’s natural history (The History Press)

Randall was a guest speaker at the Florida Heritage Book Festival and a finalist for the Book Island Literary Award at the Amelia Island Book Festival where she also participated in the Nassau County “Authors in Schools” program. Education and early career[edit]

Elizabeth Randall attended Winter Park High School in Winter Park, Florida and Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. She worked as a Home Economics Teacher at Coral Shores High School in the Florida Keys, as a corporate training for Traveler’s Insurance in Maitland, as a staff development specialist for Josten’s Learning, andas a senior trainer for Fed Ex Express. She taught high School English for 10 years for Seminole County Public Schools.

Other[edit] While she was working on the freelance Orlando Weekly cover story “The Killer Inside” Randall obtained exclusive interviews with convicted killer, Troy Victorino, known for the notorious Deltona Massacre. She also covered and provided an eyewitness account of the 2016 inauguration of President Trump and The Woman’s March in Washington D.C. for the Weekly. That experience is covered in the YouTube video: March on Washington. Randall is a graduate of Leadership Seminole and a member of the Historical Commission of Lake Mary, Florida. In 2015, she founded a book club that she hosts monthly: The Bookaneers.

References[edit]

Florida Writer’s Association Florida Authors and Publishers Association Maupin House (now Capstone)- The Floating Teacher; A Guide to Surviving and Thriving- Mar. 2011 The History Press-Haunted St. Augustine and St. Johns County-Aug. 2013 Schiffer Publishing- Women in White: The Haunting of Northeast Florida September 2015 The History Press-Murder in St. Augustine; the mysterious death of Athalia Ponsell Lindsley (True Crime) October 2016 FAPA and Royal Palm Literary awards for 2nd and 1st place non-fiction The History Press- The Ocklawaha River Odyssey (Natural History-under contract) March 2019

Public School Montessorian:

The Mental Health Connection(Restoration Project uses Montessori Principals in Helping Adults)Vol. 16, No. 3/Spring 2004

As Seen By A Parent (A Visitor looks at Montessori Education and Leaves with Some Questions) Vol.15, No.2 Winter 2003

Montessori & Head Start: A Working Model (Pierson Center Prospers in Rural Florida) Vol. 15. No. 3/Spring 2003

Cover: The Montessori Public School Principal (Martha O’Hare, Survival and Success) Vol. 15, No. 4/Summer 2003

The Orlando Sentinel:

CHILDREN IN CHARGE: IT SHOULDN'T BE IN CLASSROOM Liz Randall, Special to the Sentinel; Orlando Sentinel; Jan 21, 2003; pg. A.11

LIKE IT OR LEAVE IT? Liz Randall, Special to the Sentinel; Orlando Sentinel; Jun 3, 2003; pg. A.11

REZONING IS A DISRUPTIVE SCHOOL SOLUTION Liz Randall; Orlando Sentinel; Feb 29, 2004; pg. K.14

SPOCKISM 101 AS SCHOOL REFORM Elizabeth Randall, Special to the Sentinel; Orlando Sentinel; Mar 1, 2003; pg. A.25

MODEMS AND TECHNORRAH Elizabeth Randall, Guest Column; Orlando Sentinel; April 10, 2013

THE DEATH OF ONE SO YOUNG HITS HARD Elizabeth Randall, Guest Column; Orlando Sentinel; July 18, 2013

DON’T YOU FORGET ABOUT …(LIBRARIES) Elizabeth Randall, Guest Columnist; Orlando Sentinel; April 8, 2014

TEACHER BONUS PROGRAM SHOWS ITS AGE Elizabeth Randall, Guest Columnist; Orlando Sentinel; October 7, 2015

Orlando Weekly:

cover:The Kids Are Alright Published 6/17/2004

cover: Death Tracts published 11-04

cover: Defending Public Education Published 8/11/05

cover: The Killer Inside Published 8-03-2006

cover: It Came from the Swamp Published 10-05-06

Eyewitness Account: A first-person account of the Inauguration Day protest and Women's March in Washington, D.C. January 2017 Creative Loafing- Taking Aim -04 2017

Salon Magazine

The Tourists Who Ate Florida Published March 2002 Education Week:

Commentary -Sept.25,2002

The Holes in the War Against Public Education

Floating the New Wave of Teaching

Commentary –Jan. 1, 2010

Downgraded by Education Reforms

Commentary-Mar. 11, 2012

Folio Weekly

Cover- October 2007

No Place; Like Home Cover- January 2008 Death Becomes Him

Sports N Spokes: News: February 2006 “Spinning Wheels” PN Magazine Feature: March, October 2006 “Disney Wonder” “Memorial Day in DC”