Kathie Hightower

An author, columnist, and international speaker, Kathie encourages audiences to access possibilities and "Jump into Life-- At Any Age!" She and Holly Scherer have presented their trademark workshop Follow Your Dreams While You Follow the Military™ for military spouses all over the United States, Europe, Japan, and Korea. They've keynoted conferences of all services worldwide.

Frequent contributors to military publications, including years of columns in Air Force/Army/Marine Corps/Navy Times newspapers, Military Money magazine, Military Spouse magazine, and Military.com, they are coauthors of Help! I'm a Military Spouse--I Get a Life Too!, in its second edition. Watch for a new, revised and updated edition with a new title, Military Spouse Journey: Discover the Possibilities & Live Your Dreams, due out Sept. 2013.

In 2011 they wrote 1001 Things to Love About Military Life with Tara Crooks and Star Henderson.

Kathie also writes freelance articles and columns for non-military publications and frequently presents workshops and keynotes for corporate and wellness conferences.

An avid kayaker, hiker, hoop dancer, yoga enthusiast and traveler, Kathie and her husband live on the Oregon Coast.