Nikki Tinsley was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She moved out to California for college and has been teaching since 1999. She has worked in private and public schools and spent nearly five years in the Los Angeles Unified School District. She has taught fifth through twelfth grades, and currently teaches ninth and tenth grade English. She lives in Riverside County, California with her family. She has been creating comics about education since 2008 and publishes her comics on www.afterclasscomic.wordpress.com. Email Nikki at divinspiration@gmail.com.