Marianne Komek is a freelance journalist whose articles have appeared in the National Catholic Register, the Catholic News Service, and The Catholic Spirit, the official newspaper for the diocese of Metuchen. She has also worked as a production editor and editorial assistant for publishers in New York City. Komek also tutored remedial English and taught ESL.
In her spare time, she enjoys fresh sea breezes during walks along the bay. There she likes watching teenagers play volleyball on the sand. Komek also enjoys ballet, opera, and watching excerpts of classic '40s and '50s Broadway musicals on the Internet.
She is a member of her hometown's Friends of the Library and Women's Club. Komek was a teenage youth minister as well as an adolescent and grade school catechist at her parish. She has served as a secretary of her church's Parish Council. Komek is presently the secretary for St. John Paul II Parish's Altar Rosary Society and handles the publicity for parish fundraising events. She was also the publicity chair for The Royal Garden Club By The Bay.
