Dr. Gerry Dunne, wife, mother and grandmother, began her career as an elementary classroom teacher. Later she wrote curriculum for teachers--grades kindergarten though 12--to use in their classrooms to increase children's social and emotional development. For years she traveled throughout the United States and Canada making presentations to large audiences and training teachers to use the materials she wrote. After gaining a Ph.D. in Psychology, Gerry served as a university professor and has consulted with numerous private and public organizations in the many realms of human development. Over the past 10 years Gerry taught Anger and Conflict Management at her local community college in Washington state.