Michael Harold, a native of Toronto, Canada, is a former professional journalist and attorney who currently lives in Northern California and makes his living as a marketing director. A lifelong enthusiast and student of history, secularism and the winter holidays, Mr. Harold holds a BA in political science and economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Juris Doctor from American University Washington College of Law in Washington, DC, and a master’s of business administration from the California State University, San Jose.