Kaycee Eckhardt taught in Japan for several years before being inspired by Hurricane Katrina to return to her Louisiana home. She was a founding staff member of Sci Academy, now Collegiate Academies and she was named Louisiana Charter School Teacher of the Year in 2009. She lives in New Orleans.
Read Kaycee's interview on the Microcosm blog.
Lisa Wilde has a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, an M.A. from Columbia University, and an MsEd from Hunter College. She was inspired to create "Yo, Miss" after joining the staff at Wildcat Academy, a second chance high school in New York City. A Wisconsin native, Lisa moved to Brooklyn in her twenties and still lives there with her husband and son. More about Lisa can be found on her website.
Read an interview with Lisa on our blog