Background
Ness, Emily Sheean Van was born on November 26, 1947 in New York City. Daughter of James Benjamin and Mary Celia (Dooley) Sheean.
Ness, Emily Sheean Van was born on November 26, 1947 in New York City. Daughter of James Benjamin and Mary Celia (Dooley) Sheean.
Student, Bennington College, 1967-1969; Bachelor, New York University, 1973.
Newspaper reporter, Hunterdon County Democratic, Flemington, New Jersey, 1969-1971; newspaper reporter, Princeton (New Jersey) Packet, 1971-1972; newspaper reporter, feature writer, The Times, Trenton, New Jersey, 1973-1978; instructor, adjunct lecturer, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1980-1993; editor, Conran Octopus Ltd., London, since 1987; consultant, healthcare writer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, since 1991.
Married Ronald Schurin, September 9, 1979. Children: Zachary Schurin, Matthew Schurin.