Our Team

Alysson Bourque
Founder

Alysson Bourque is a bestselling, award-winning children’s book author who began her career as a teacher after graduating from University of Louisiana Lafayette with a degree in Elementary Education. She earned a Juris Doctor law degree from the Southern University Law Center in 2007. Alysson is the author of seven books in The Alycat Series.

Lori Orlinsky
Founder

Lori Orlinsky is a bestselling, award-winning children’s book author and seasoned marketer, most recently serving as the marketing director at PBS Chicago. She is the mother of three little ladies who are small but mighty. At 5’1, she wishes her children’s picture book Being Small (Isn’t So Bad After All), was around when she was growing up.

Barbara Geller

VP of Communications

Barb Geller is a veteran communications professional with over three decades of experience in the media industry. Most of those years were spent in the television broadcast field, serving in various capacities — as a media buyer, affiliate relations manager, senior digital producer, and communications manager for the CBS affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, where she resides.

Haleigh Hooks
Social Content Manager

Haleigh Hooks is a student at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, pursuing her dreams towards a degree in Marketing. Her marketing knowledge will be driven to promote the social media pages for Expound Publicity clients. Alongside, she owns a photography business, Heirlooms & Grace, and is a writer for a local newspaper.