Charlene, a former newspaper reporter and magazine editor, is the author of 11 books, seven of them for parents of young adolescents, including The Roller-Coaster Years, Parenting 911, Cliques, and Boy Crazy! At Woman Around Town, she will oversee editorial content as well as continue to write about parenting issues. A longtime Manhattan resident who raised two children in the city, she and her husband enjoy exploring neighborhoods and discovering new restaurants.