Kathy Beckwith ndi mphunzitsi wophatikizapo kuchokera ku Dayton, Oregon, atagwira ntchito ndi sukulu (K-12) kwa zaka zopitirira makumi awiri. Iye akutumikira monga mkhalapakati wodzipereka ndi pulogalamu yake yoyanjanirana, komanso ngati wophunzitsira kusukulu. Buku lake laposachedwapa ndilo MFUNDO YOFUNIKA KWAMBIRI PA Nkhondo: Chimene America Anaphonya M'kalasi Yakale ya US ndi zomwe Ife (Zonse) Tingachite Tsopano. Kathy adayamba kuda nkhawa kuti America idalira kwambiri nkhondo ngati njira yothetsera mikangano yapadziko lonse. Kuda nkhawa kumeneko kudapangitsa kuti mufufuze ndikuphunzira, ndipo pamapeto pake bukuli ndi World BEYOND War. Kathy ndi wolemba mabuku, Kusewera Nkhondo ndi Ngati Mukusankha Kuti Musagwire; Ndondomeko yophunzitsa sukulu pankhani yothetsa mikangano, ndipo ili ndi ntchito zambiri. Kathy wakhala modzipereka wodzipereka ku Peace Corps ku India, Mkulu wa koleji wa Financial Aid, mphunzitsi ku sukulu yapadziko lonse yopita ku sukulu, ndipo ali amayi ndi agogo omwe amakonda kuyenda pamsewu wa dziko pafupi ndi nyumba zawo ndi kupanga ma pizza m'chaka.
