Bev received her undergraduate degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of Minnesota, her Masters in the Art of Teaching from Alaska Pacific University and a Special Education Certification from the University of Alaska, Anchorage. For close to 30 years she has taught early childhood, special education and primary grades. She began her Alaskan teaching experiences in villages along the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers. The last 20 years of her teaching career have been with the Anchorage School District. Whenever possible she can be found outdoors: hiking, running, biking, skiing, camping or berry-picking. She has two grown daughters, both living in Alaska.