Katherine Dorn Zotovich has been an elementary school educator for more than 23 years. She graduated from California State Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, California with a Bachelor of Science degree. There she majored in Child Development, minored in Art and she received her Life teaching credentials in Multiple Subject (K-12). She earned her Masters Degree in Education from Point Loma University in Southern California, where she specialized in school counseling, earning a Pupil Personnel Services Credential.

In her teaching career, she has taught preschool children and every grade level Kindergarten through sixth. She has spent most of her teaching career in primary education. She has also donated time as an elementary school counselor helping "at risk" youth. In addition to teaching, she has spent much of her recent years in education as Student Study Team Coordinator assisting in developing programs and interventions for students who are identified as "at risk."

The author has overseen the care of her elderly parents since 1993. She has worked closely with several agencies and support groups regarding their health care. She is a member of the Alzheimer’s Association. She is a member of a local network of baby boomers with aging parents. She is also a member of a local Artist’s Way group where writing her own journal inspired her to write the My Memory Maker and Making Memories journals.