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Born in Dayton, Ohio, Kathryn was blessed to grow up with a big, boisterous family and attended Catholic school until they moved to a then-rural growing town between Dayton and Cincinnati. The town and Kathryn grew up together, and she is thrilled to be raising her children there.

During her senior year of high school, Kathryn was awarded a full academic scholarship to Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland, where she began classes as a chemistry major. After taking some general education classes in other content areas, she became infatuated with communication studies. A lifelong wallflower, Kathryn wanted to discover more about other people and how they tick. Not willing to completely give up her love of math and science, she may be one of the few people to ever graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies and a minor in chemistry.

Moving back to Ohio to be closer to family, she landed a job in higher education as director of admissions for a small graphic design college. Several years later, Kathryn moved to a larger public university where she grew into copywriting, marketing, and social media. Eventually she enrolled at Wright State University and earned a Master of Business Administration, adding yet another suit to her deck of cards.

Along the same time, Kathryn met the love of her life, Alan, and they proceeded to grow a few humans. All boys. She's outnumbered. But she wouldn't change a thing. At least the dog is a girl. Small victories.

These days, between sports practices, laundry, cleaning, taking the dog out umpteen times per day, and round-the-clock work, Kathryn can occasionally be found sipping on sweet Riesling with gummy bears (But skip the green ones. Very scientific.) and immersed in reading, writing, or listening to groan-worthy stories from her children.