User:Joel Manuel Taveras

Joel Manuel Taveras Espaillat, is a Dominican writer best known for his novel, == The Shout of the Phoenix ==

A resident in New York city, he has used his experience in traveling to India, Malaysia, Mexico, South America, and cities oround the USA as well as his learnings of Astrology, Philosophy, and Religion to write the saga TSOFP that is set to be published in the year 2010.

His early experiences range as cashier and sales guy from known retailers like Dolce & Gabbana to Gap, Starbucks to The United Colors Of Benetton as well as The New York Look and Kenneth Cole to Gant and Brooks Brothes have placed him around the map of fashion colliding with his carrer in Mental Health such as Case Manager, and Councelor. A graduate from Fiorello, La Guardia Community College, and as he describes himself "A student of life" has participated in many human services fields like Domestic violence (in Safe Horizon), substance abuse (in Phoenix House), autism (in Mental Health Associacion of Nassau County), the mentally challenged (in Elmhurst Hospital) and a few more.