Donald Hanzel, born and raised in the United States, has a BA in Political Science and Philosophy from Gonzaga University, and a MicroMasters in Marketing Analytics from Berkeley. After growing up in rural southern Idaho, Don has lived in several cities throughout his adult life, including Boston, Tokyo, Seattle, and currently metro Vancouver BC, where he has become a dual US/Canadian citizen. He enjoys writing, bicycling, camping, sports, computers, graphic design, music, photography, videography, astronomy and astrophotography.