Natalie Clarkson

Natalie Stephens Clarkson decided to embark on a career in education in 1995, after earning her B.A. in English/Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin. From there she moved to southern California, where she earned a M.Ed. at Pepperdine University with an emphasis in second language acquisition. Natalie brings a worldly perspective to her status as a writer-educator, having been exposed in her adult life to a broad cultural continuum ranging from rural Scotland to urban inner-city Los Angeles. In addition to her full-time occupation as an 8th grade talented and gifted teacher in the Plano, Texas Independent School District, Natalie also manages a household which consists of her low-maintenance pets and high-maintenance husband/biographer. She enjoys spinning, tennis, softball, yoga, and reading in her free time.