Monica Samuels is the former national Chairperson of the Young Republicans and co-author of COMEBACK MOMS: How to Leave Work, Raise Children, and Restart Your Career Even If You Haven’t Had a Job in Years.

She is an immigration and environmental attorney, currently on an extensive hiatus from the practice of law to raise her two sons. Monica has appeared on the FoxNews Channel, ABC News, and numerous radio programs across the United States and Canada. She has also appeared in Newsweek, Fortune, The New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, and Austin American Statesman.

Monica and her co-author, J.C. Conklin, recently co-founded a website, www.momsnextmove.com, designed to help women seeking a greater work/family balance.