Kathy Javdani earned a BA in social science and a teaching credential at San Jose State University and later a MA in geography from the University of California - Berkeley. Her 40-year teaching career included instruction from pre-school to graduate school. In semi-retirement she became serious about genealogy when she realized that she knew few details of her own family history. She now wants to ensure that her children and grandchildren learn and enjoy their family’s varied past. Her lines includes early settlers of both the US east and west coasts. Each generation adds new nationalities to the family tree. Kathy occasionally publishes articles in hopes of sharing and further connecting with the genealogy community.