Her book, When You Lose Your Job, was published by Augsburg Press in 2002. She is currently working on her latest book, High Achieving Women: Is Doing It All Doing You In? in which she advises women on how to rediscover their authentic selves.

Ms. Bennett holds a B.S. degree in Business and Psychology and a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Minnesota. She works privately as a consultant and is also a consultant in the Organizational Effectiveness unit of Human Resources at the University of Minnesota (U of M), an instructor for the U of M’s LearningLife program and an instructor of Women’s Leadership for the Masters in Liberal Arts program at the U of M.

Ms. Bennett’s commitment to the community includes an active membership in the Minnesota Career Development Association, where she resided as Board Trustee from 2002 to 2008, and continues to serve on the Professional Development committee. She served as board member and program chair from 2005 to 2007 for the Association of Career Professionals International.

The Minnesota Career Development Association 2005 “Marty Dockman Merit Award” was awarded to Ms. Bennett in recognition of the originality, timeliness, and enduring value of her contributions to the field of career development.