{"id":753,"date":"2023-08-04T22:26:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T02:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=753"},"modified":"2023-11-03T11:32:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T15:32:00","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/chapter\/about-the-author\/","title":{"raw":"About the Author","rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"raw":"<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-754\" title=\"A young light-skinned woman wearing a hard hat and a work jacket and reddish hair pulled back.\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/08\/CruiseShip-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"A young light-skinned woman wearing a hard hat and a work jacket and reddish hair pulled back.\" width=\"234\" height=\"234\" data-popupalt-original-title=\"null\" \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Karynn attended Camosun College for the Women in Trades Training program. <\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">She also completed her welding Foundations, Levels B and A, her Class A pipe\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">tickets and her Red Seal at Camosun. Now an employee of Camosun, as well as\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">a Welding Red Seal Exam Prep Tutor, Karynn loves working with minority groups\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">as well as helping those with learning disabilities or challenges. She understands\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">the frustration of boring Mathematics explained in a dull way, and hopes this\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">book helps you find the fun in math, and using what you learn to build, create <\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">and grow. Her main belief for overcoming the challenges of Numeracy:\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">practice <\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">makes progress.<\/span><\/p>","rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-754\" title=\"A young light-skinned woman wearing a hard hat and a work jacket and reddish hair pulled back.\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/08\/CruiseShip-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"A young light-skinned woman wearing a hard hat and a work jacket and reddish hair pulled back.\" width=\"234\" height=\"234\" data-popupalt-original-title=\"null\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/08\/CruiseShip-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/08\/CruiseShip-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/08\/CruiseShip-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/08\/CruiseShip-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/08\/CruiseShip-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/08\/CruiseShip-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/08\/CruiseShip-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradeskillsforsuccessnumeracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2022\/2023\/08\/CruiseShip.jpg 1438w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Karynn attended Camosun College for the Women in Trades Training program. <\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">She also completed her welding Foundations, Levels B and A, her Class A pipe\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">tickets and her Red Seal at Camosun. 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