Kathleen Cifelli was born in Philadelphia, PA and raised the eldest of 8 siblings in New Jersey.  She spent her teen years in the Trenton neighborhood made famous by author Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels.  A graduate of St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing, Ms. Cifelli worked as a Registered Nurse at St. Francis and, after marrying Nick Cifelli, George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.  Since 1968, Kathleen has been on what the family refers to as” the world’s longest maternity leave “when their only daughter, Laura was born. 
 
Kathleen and Nick moved to Cape Coral from Flemington, NJ in 1994.  Nick is a physician at the Ft. Myers VA Clinic.  Laura is a librarian with the Lee County Library System and an R.N., like her mother.  Kathleen has loved Cape Coral ever since her first visit in 1985.  Driving over the Cape Coral Bridge reminds her of the bridges leading to the Jersey Shore Points. 
 
In addition to painting, Kathleen enjoys creating glass bead eyeglass chains, crochet, and cake decorating.  An avid reader and lifelong supporter of public libraries, Kathleen has recently discovered her many talents through books and classes.  She believes it is never too late to learn who you could be.
 
She has always told her daughter, “Every day is a day in your life and there are no refunds.”  Believe it!