She has a background in elementary education, and has done extensive work with troubled youth through state and local law enforcement agencies. She is married to a naturalist, and although they make their permanent home in Alaska, they spend many months out of the year in field studies. Their research is used for the curriculum development of a program that incorporates behavior management with the natural sciences and fine arts. They have lived aboard sailboats to study the ocean, in the wilderness to study the mountains, and are founders of THE WILDERNESS SCHOOL, where they "take learning ba more...
