Christie PaceChristie Pace's love of animals and children began as a veterinary technician while in high school. After nine years of working in small animal practices, she was inspired by Naki'o's story to begin helping other homeless animals with disABILITIES, utimately founding the nonprofit Nakio's Underdog Rescue in 2011. Christie's mission in life is to help the underdogs and show the public how wonderful and capable disABLED animals are and to do so through books for younger readers. She is a certified Reiki master and has also been a state foster mother for children. Read More Read Less