About the Author Jim Jamison was born in Portland, Oregon. He was active in sports (baseball, football and golf) and music (piano). He graduated from Wilson High School (Portland) and attended Oregon State University (Corvallis), graduating with a B.A. Business/Finance from Portland State University. After moving to Bothell, WA in 1985, Jim and his wife Kim raised three children who all graduated from Bothell High School. He has been in sales for the last 37 years and opened and operates a small micro-brewery in Bothell. Jim continues to enjoy watching sports, playing golf, playing piano and spending quality time with his three grandchildren. About the Illustrator Stephanie Schisler, daughter of Jim, was born in Seattle, WA and grew up in Bothell. Soccer and golf have always been her sports of choice and has always had an artistic knack. She graduated from Bothell High School and Washington State University with a B.S. in Kinesiology. Stephanie and her husband, Lee, are currently raising two children. She is an active owner in the family's small micro-brewery.
