Lisa Locklin has maintained a passion for teaching for over 30 years; she is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and holds both elementary and secondary education certifications. In addition to classroom teaching, Lisa helped establish the PAL program at her school to train high school students to mentor at-risk elementary and middle school students. Lisa also sponsored the No Place For Hate Club and earned the Anti-Defamation League's No Place For Hate designation for her high school for three consecutive years. In 2012, Lisa was honored as the Spotlight Teacher at Cypress Ranch High School. Lisa was also trained and certified by the The Dougy Center, which is the National Center for Grieving Children and Families in Portland, Oregon, and she has served as a facilitator for grieving children in both support groups and grief camp. Lisa lives in Houston, Texas, with her wonderful husband of forty years, Chris, and they have two beautiful children, Alyson and Ross. Their family also includes their loveable cats and a dog. As an author of children's books, Lisa's goal is very simple and yet profound-to make the world a better place, one book at a time.
