I’m a proud Hoosier who began my journey at Indiana University, where I earned my undergraduate degree, before moving to North Carolina for graduate studies in French and Spanish at UNC-Chapel Hill. I spent many fulfilling years teaching these languages, but my most important role has always been being a mother to my five boys. Raising them was an action-packed adventure, especially since they all attended the high school where I taught—there was no escaping Mom! After retiring from teaching, I turned my passion for baking into “Kathleen’s Perfect Pies,” a business I dedicated to my mother, who taught me the secret to a perfect pie crust.