Jeanne Hager Burth, EdD has worked in the field of education as Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh, as well as elementary school principal, teacher of elementary, learning support, and gifted education at Laurel Highlands School District, Western PA Director for PA Multi-region STEM Grant, and Director of Kids in College at Penn State University. She does consultation work in education and authored the books Transitioning from School to Adulthood: Practical Activities for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Other Disabilities, as well as children's book, It Makes Me Feel Good (Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Ltd). Married to Michael Burth, Jeanne Burth has two children, Anthony Marghella and Jessica Barnhart, two stepsons, Michael and Nicholas Burth, and ten grandchildren.