Bio

Dr. Ariel Sylvester is the sole proprietor of Pretty Nerd Publishing and author of the books listed on this site. Prior to becoming an author and publisher, she was a public school teacher in Chicago, Illinois where she was born and raised.  She is currently a mentor, researcher, advisor, and instructor for early childhood education at DePaul University in Chicago. She also owns and operates an educational consulting business for Pre-K - 2nd grade teachers, Dr. Ariel Sylvester Early Education Consulting LLC.

Dr. Sylvester is an activist for single-mother college students and helping them complete their collegiate degrees. She has ambitious goals of helping them to break poverty cycles and creating educational attainment cycles for them and their children. She was previously homeschooled and is currently conducting research on Black homeschooling organizations and families. Please check out some of her books listed on this site.