Author Profile: Kathie McMahon
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Kathie McMahon received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from Northern Arizona University in 1973 and her Master of Music degree from Arizona State University in 1981. She taught elementary band and general music in California and Arizona for twelve years before switching to the regular classroom 20 years ago. Kathie recently retired after teaching for 27 years in Mesa, Arizona. She has written nine school musicals, which have been performed throughout Arizona and even parts of southern California. Her first attempt at community theatre was with an adaptation of The Velveteen Rabbit, which she is hoping will be performed soon. The Floating Princess is Kathie’s first published work with Pioneer. She received an ariZoni Award for her original music for The Snow Faerie. Kathie welcomes emails.