Lori Ann Cirre-Rawleigh obtained her BA in Special Education with a Dance minor and her MS in Education with a Reading Specialty. She taught special education, reading, and dance at the School of the Arts in Rochester, New York for 10 years. She has enjoyed the past 17 years teaching reading to diverse populations at community colleges in Virginia, Hawaii, and California. Military life meant resigning from cherished teaching positions, but the adventurous aspect brought numerous cross-country trips to see 48 of the 50 states. She appreciates the sunshine of California where she currently resides with her family, two Dogue de Bordeauxs and two cats. She is an Associate Faculty for Reading at MiraCosta College in San Diego County, and is an online Reading Instructor for the University of Arizona, Global Campus in their General Education department. She was inducted into Delta Kappa Gamma, International, professional honor society of women educators in 2006. She has presented at numerous local workshops in Hawaii and Virginia on “Gradebook tips,” “Reading, Writing and Listening Strategies for Struggling Learners,” “Motivating Students,” and at a state-wide conference on “Learning Styles.” She is a contributing author among 100 others in Messages of Peace: The inspired wellness series (Grace & Chaffin, 2013 ). When not teaching, she stays active by weight lifting, boxing, tap dancing, tennis, and occasionally surfing. To further her love of acting, she is pursuing a side career as a voice actor.