Tootie Nienow

Tootie Nienow has been a school librarian for ten years. Before that, she was a teacher, photographer, social worker, and soldier. Although she has ridden a skateboard around her neighborhood, she has never once attempted a handstand on it. Tootie lives in Southern California with a husband and dog. 

From the dust jacket of There Goes Patti McGee!: The Story of the First Women's National Skateboard Champion