Trina Boice

Trina Boice lives in Carlsbad and was honored as the California Young Mother of the Year in 2004, an award which completely amused her four sons.

She’s the author of six books, speaks Spanish, and has a real estate license, travel agent license, two master’s degrees, and a black belt in tae kwon do, although she’s the first to admit that she would pass out from fright if she were ever really attacked by a bad guy.

She worked as a legislative assistant for a congressman in Washington D.C., and was given the “Points of Light” Award and Presidential Volunteer Service Award for her domestic and international service. She wrote a column called “The Boice Box” for a newspaper in Georgia, where she lived for 15 years. She writes for Roots Television and Go2.com, and helps her husband operate their real estate appraisal company.

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