Tamela Meredith Partridge is a independent writer and entertainment/music journalist. Her specialty is country music.
Her work has appeared in such publications as Country Weekly, Better Homes and Gardens, and the Chicago Sun-Times.
Tamela has also been featured in two compilation books, "Country Christmas Quilting" and "Simple Pleasures of Friendship: Celebrating The Ones We Love."
She is a voting member of the Country Music Association (CMA), Academy of Country Music (ACM) and The Recording Academy (Grammy).
In conjunction to writing, Tamela has an extensive technical and administrative background in the medical, veterinary, and behavioral health fields.
Born and reared in the midwest, Tamela currently resides in Illinois with her husband and a menagerie of beloved pets which include three cats, two Golden Retrievers, and nine Missouri Foxtrotter horses.