Kristan ShimpiKristan Shimpi lives outside of Charleston, South Carolina, with her husband of over twenty years. They recently became empty nesters when both of their children headed to college.After earning a PhD in curriculum and instruction, Kristan codevelopedan academic support skills curriculum at the Duke Child and Family Study Center.More recently, Kristan published a book about teaching problem-solving skills to young girls. Her special interests include helping parents manage challenging home and school behaviors and teaching girls of all ages self-awareness and self-advocacy skills.Smooch served as her loyal executive assistant for almost seven years. Read More Read Less