About

I grew up in a small town in rur­al north­ern Wis­con­sin. When I was a kid, I loved books and ani­mals. Not much has changed!

I grad­u­at­ed from col­lege with a degree in Applied Math­e­mat­ics and became a soft­ware engi­neer. I always loved writ­ing, though, and when I had chil­dren of my own I was remind­ed how much I love children’s books. It was time for a career change!

I now write for chil­dren and young adults to help my readers—and myself—make bet­ter sense of the world we live in so we can con­tribute to mak­ing it a bet­ter place. I strive to write non­fic­tion that gives wings to active imag­i­na­tions and fic­tion that taps into our uni­ver­sal human truths. I believe that each of us is capa­ble of doing amaz­ing things once we dis­cov­er our pas­sion, tal­ent, and pur­pose. Read­ing is a great place to start!