Born in Oakland, CA.  Raised in Napa, CA.  Graduated with a BA in Education from Chico State.  Taught elementary school for 38 years in Fairfield/Suisun School District, CA.  Also taught adult English as a Second Language.  Hobbies:  writing (authored a screenplay, several educational handbooks, and published the first book of an espionage trilogy).  Married to Bill Lamphear.  Mother to 4 children and grandmother to 7 . . . plus, mother to 2 dogs, Immi and Jessie.