Adela Dalto MorauxAdela Dalto Moraux, M.A., MHC, is a mental health counselor, vocalist, and world traveler who has visited over forty countries. She is the author of The Young Woman's Empowerment Journal; a workbook designed for high school students. To address the lck of role models and the high rates of suicidal ideation among young women, she created the website www.MujeresLatinas.com in 1997 to amplify the voices of notable Latinas as mentors and role models. She continues to advocate for women's empowerment.With a bachelor's degree in music performance, Adela has released four Latin Jazz CDs: A Brazilian Affair, Papa Boco (released in Japan as Peace), Exotica, and La Crème Latina. She is featured in Latin Jazz: The First of the Fusions, 1880s to Today and The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide. Her performances include New York's Rainbow Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Blue Note, and Birdland. She has also appeared at major festivals, including the Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Festival and the Clearwater Jazz Festival, as well as events across Europe, Latin America, Japan, Indonesia, Egypt, and the Caribbean.After a decade-long hiatus from singing to earn her master's degree and work as a mental health therapist, she returned to performing. She often says, "It's never too late to pick up where you left off."Adela is an experienced speaker and workshop facilitator, introducing music and singing as therapeutic tools. She believes creativity is within everyone's reach. She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Governor George Pataki of New York in 2010. She enjoys her flower garden, languages, music, and reading-and cherishes time with her grandchildren. After thirty-five years of living in New York City, she remarried and now lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Read More Read Less