I am a New York City native, but knew that I was "home" when we moved to Bucks County more than 20 years ago. I have been married to my husband Ed for 34 years and have two children,
Mai-Ann and Buddy, both of whom are attending college in Boston.

In addition to the guest book page, you can reach me by emailing me at mpd@marieduess.com

Photo by Edward E. Duess

MEMBER:
International Women’s Writing Guild
American Marketing Association

In addition to writing non-fiction and fiction books, Marie Duess has more than 25 years of experience in marketing, communications and public relations, with the past 10 years of her career concentrated in the healthcare and non-profit sectors.  Her expertise includes writing/editing, public relations, press relations and event planning and execution. She is presently the Executive Vice President of Duess Consulting Services, LLC, which was founded by her husband Ed in 2005   (WWW.DUESSCONSULTING.COM).

Before joining Duess Consulting Services, Marie was the Director of Marketing for the Comprehensive Breast Care and Aesthetics Institutes in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, developed by Diversified Specialty Institutes of Tennessee.

She also has handled promotion, advertising, public relations, publicity and press relations for St. Mary Medical Center during a period when this Catholic Health East (CHE) healthcare provider was twice named one of the “Top 100” community hospitals in America by Solucient, a leading provider of healthcare information.

While at St. Mary, Marie was responsible for the script writing and direction of several video productions for the medical center.  She wrote the copy for and acted as the art director for a history publication and a subsequent “Wall of History.”

Marie is a published author of two full-length historical novels, numerous magazine and newspaper articles, and assisted in the writing of the recently released, The Healing Consciousness: A Doctor’s Journey to Healing by Beth Baughman DuPree, M.D., FACS.   In 2007 she was commissioned to write a non-fiction history book for History Press Book Publishers, Inc., that has a release date of December 2007.

She was a freelance correspondent for Mature Lifestyles and other specialty publications for the Bucks County Courier Times, a member of the Calkins Publishing Group, and a freelance writer for Times Publishing Newspapers.

An accomplished speechwriter, Marie’s clients include community leaders, clergymen, and business professionals.  She has ghostwritten and/or edited published articles by several physicians.  She also has conducted and developed creative writing workshops, motivational presentations, and lectures for local colleges.

Marie serves on the Board of Trustees of Grey Nun Academy, is a past-President of the Women's Guild of St. Mary, was a founding member of The Healing Consciousness Foundation, serves on the Friends of St. Mark AME Church of Newtown, and volunteers for the Variety Club: A Children's Charity.

In 2004, Marie served as a photojournalist covering the first medical mission to refugee camps in Bosnia-Herzegovina for the humanitarian aid organization, His Work In Progress.