Pittsburgh is home to an incredible range of authors, publishing professionals, literary event organizers and opinion leaders.
Our city nurtures well-known and emerging literary talent and is the inspiration for many works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. In addition to the authors you may recognize, Littsburgh’s evolving literary roster features some of the passionate people who work behind the scenes to find local and national audiences for this work, and who help make Pittsburgh a haven for writers and readers.
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Biography
After serving for more than 25 years, Lillie retired from law enforcement and now endeavors to pursue her lifetime passion for writing.
From 1998 to 2010, Lillie was employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Pittsburgh Division as its Community Outreach Specialist. During her tenure with the FBI, Lillie’s primary focus and research related to youth violence prevention. She also worked under the auspice of the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Pennsylvania, and served with a prestigious group of instructors. Lillie provided training on various subjects including community policing, crime prevention, cultural diversity, hate crimes, responding to a major incident, threat assessment, and violence reduction.
On 9/11 and in the following days, Lillie was utilized by the FBI to address law enforcement, government, and social service agency representatives assisting with evidence recovery and preparations for two Flight 93 memorial services. She not only served as primary liaison to the United Airlines Humanitarian Response Team—presenting at daily briefings and interacting with surviving family members—but also escorted families to the crash site for the memorial services. Post 9/11, Lillie was the contact representative for three projects relating to Flight 93.
Prior to her career with the FBI, Lillie worked as the lead law enforcement officer on two college campuses in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1984, Lillie was appointed to serve as the first female police officer with the City of Arnold, Pennsylvania.
In February 2013, Lillie published her first book In the Shadow of a Badge under the auspice of Hay House. The book was released in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand. Her second book, The White Light of Grace is scheduled for release in February 2016 globally.
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