The author of the "Slick Move Guide" is Jodi Velazquez. She has a bachelor's degree from Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in Communications Management with an emphasis in writing and document design. She worked in the field of advertising and marketing for 6 years as a graphic artist for the Donnely Directory in Pennsylvania, a graphic artist and writer for the Valley Morning Star Newspaper in Texas, and an account executive for Cablevision Rainbow Advertising in New York.