Dr. Dawn Menge has a PHD in Education. Specializing in Curriculum and Instruction. She holds a clear credential in Moderate to Severe disabilities and a Master's in Special Education. She also holds a Bachelor's in Human Development.

As an Education Specialist, specializing in Severely Handicapped students she has worked for San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools for sixteen years. She has worked with severely handicapped students from the age of 3 up to 22 years. Her student's curriculum includes functional/vocational skills in which they work within the community. Her students' disabilities have ranged from Autism, Down Syndrome, ADHD, Seizure Disorders, Orthopedic disorders, Mental illness, legally blind and Cerebral Palsy.

Dr. Dawn Menge has won Twenty-nine national awards as a self-published author of the Queen Vernita's Educational Series. The series has won a silver in the Mom's choice awards. Queen Vernita's visitors has won; Reader Views, Readers Favorites, First Place Evvy, Scooter Award and A+ rating from the American Children's Book Society, and a Purple Dragonfly award. Queen Vernita Visits the Blue Ice Mountains has won Finalist in the Readers Favorite and a Purple Dragonfly award; Queen Vernita Meets Sir HeathyBean the Astronomer has won an Evvy, USA Best Book Award, Readers Views and a Purple Dragonfly award, Queen Vernita Visits the Islands of Enchantment has won a Purple Dragonfly award, and Readers Views. Queen Vernita Explores the Oceaneer's Coastline won a Purple Dragonfly award. As a special education teacher, she has been awarded; Paraprofessional of the year, Learning Leader from the Leapfrog Learning company and nominated teacher of the year for SBCSS. She has worked along with the Leapfrog Learning company in a Case Study working with her Autistic students. She has been published in the Exceptional Parent Magazine and various online publications.

Dawn Menge is the mother of three and the grandmother of five beautiful grandchildren.

Dr.Dawn Menge's award winning educational picture book series includes; Queen Vernita's Visitors, Queen Vernita visits the Blue Ice Mountain and Queen Vernita Meets Sir HeathyBean the Astronomer, Queen Vernita Visits the Islands of Enchantment, Queen Vernita Visits Gator Country, Queen Vernita Explores the Oceaneer's Coastline and Queen Vernita visits Baja Quails.

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