Dr. Mary Ellen Guffey, a dedicated professional, as taught business communication and business English topics for more than 35 years. She received a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, from Bowling Green State University; a master’s degree from the University of Illinois; and a doctorate in business and economic education from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Guffey has taught at the Santa Monica College, University of Illinois, and Los Angeles Pierce College. Now recognized as the world’s leading business communication textbook author, Mary is the founding author of 3 award-winning textbooks: Essentials Of Business Communication, Business Communication: Process And Product, and Business English. Each updated ebook continues to lead its market and, together, these ebooks have helped hundreds of thousands of college students around the world develop language skills.

Dr. Mary Guffey serves on the review boards of the Journal of Business Communication and the Business and Professional Communication Quarterly. Dr. Guffey also participates in national meetings, sponsors business communication awards and is committed to promoting excellence in business communication pedagogy and the development of student writing skills.