I teach science, study spiders, turtles, and carnivorous plants, and love to write and spend time out in nature. I also have a strong interest in world cultures and speak Spanish. From 1999 to 2001, I served in the United States Peace Corps as an Agroforestry Volunteer, where I showed rural farmers in Panama how to ranch iguanas, garden vegetables, and conserve soil on hillside plots. My agent is the amazing Lisa Fleissig of the Liza Royce Agency, and Earning my Spots is my first published novel. Several others are in the works!