Dr. Shalin Hai-Jew worked as a grant writer at Hutchinson Community College from 2023 – 2025. She has BAs in English and psychology from the University of Washington (in Seattle), an MA in Creative Writing (from the UW), and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Seattle University, where she was a Morford Scholar. She has edited some 28 books and authored a dozen, with a number of publishers. She has taught at university and college level for many years and was tenured at Shoreline Community College. Hai-Jew was born in Huntsville, Alabama.