CJ Connolly was born in Ada, Minnesota and grew up in Antioch, Illinois. She received a doctorate in Management Accounting from Columbia University. She has written nine trade books and numerous journal articles related to cost accounting and control under the moniker – CJ McNair. She was a Professor of Accounting at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Babson College, the University of Rhode Island and Pennsylvania State University. She has six grandchildren – in addition to Wil; there is Grace, Zachary, Aaron, Sydney and Angela. She resides in Noank, Connecticut with her husband George and Brady, their Labradoodle.
Location: Noank, Connecticut