Patricia Lockridge is a second-generation native Coloradoan. She gradu-ated from Colorado State University with a major in chemistry. She also attended the University of Colorado and the University of Arizona. Her adult careers include high-school science teacher, developer of disaster databases and author of articles and books about natural disasters. Pa-tricia agrees with many of the explanations offered by science for natu-ral phenomena. She also believes that faith in God goes beyond these explanations. She has a desire to reach youth with the truths of the Christian faith.