Kate Rubadue is a graduate of the University of California Santa Barbara in electrical and computer engineering, and also holds an associate’s degree in accounting. Kate is a retired software engineer, mother of three daughters, and grandmother of several young grandchildren. Since her husband passed away six years ago, she has enjoyed exploring her creativity in the arts through painting, sculpting, and writing. She also enjoys gardening and fishing, and plays the piano as a volunteer at a local hospital and various rest homes. She lives in the beautiful state of northern Colorado. Kate is also a published author of the book, "A Girl Named Trink", and of an article featured in Motherly entitled "Becoming a long-distance grandparent broke my heart—at first".