Carrie Gerlach Cecil is an American writer, television show producer, public speaker, and businessperson. She wrote the novel on which the television show '' Emily's Reasons Why Not'' was based.

Early life and education

Carrie Gerlach grew up in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. She attended

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, where she was a cheerleader. She attended the

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in Tucson where she met her future husband,

Chuck Cecil Charles Douglas Cecil (born November 8, 1964) is an American football coach and former player in the National Football League (NFL). He is a senior defensive assistant for the University of Arizona, his alma mater. He previously served as a def ...

; however, their relationship did not hold, and she later transferred to

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. She eventually relocated to New York, after visiting

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. She was an intern at

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in the 1980s. Gerlach moved to Los Angeles and started working at a Hollywood public relations firm. She left that job and worked for

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. She also provided independent public relations work, providing support for the movies ''

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'' and '' Return to Paradise'' in the 1990s. During that time, Gerlach and Chuck Cecil reestablished contact and their relationship. The two eventually married and moved to

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when Cecil got a coaching job for the

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Career

Gerlach Cecil is the CEO of a communications firm and founded a

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training and education firm for athletes. She authored the 2004 '' Emily's Reasons Why Not'', which was turned into an

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television show and cancelled after one episode. She also wrote a Christian-themed book titled ''One Sunday''. She writes a football-related column for the ''

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'' and did a feature on her husband

's legendary play intercepting a ball in the end zone and running it all the way back more than 100 yards for a touchdown to seal a team victory. She was involved in the proposed ''Divas for Jesus'' television show.

Personal life

She is married to

, a

football hall of fame player,

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player, and coach. They have one daughter and have lived in Manhattan Beach, California when Chuck Cecil has not been coaching.

References

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