A 15-year resident of Hawaii, Kim Steutermann Rogers has been known to shadow scientists deep into rainforests and throughout uninhabited atolls in the quest to learn more about Hawaii’s endemic—and often endangered—flora and fauna. But, most days, she sits in a chair and writes about what she’s learned. Kim holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Missouri School of Journalism and a Master of Fine Arts in Nonfiction from Antioch University Los Angeles.