Beth Walk grew up in Portland, Ore., and earned a bachelor's degree in English from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. She loves to travel and spent a year studying abroad in Bath, England. She came to the IL team after graduating from the Denver Publishing Institute and working as an editor for another Agora publishing group. She's currently based in IL's Baltimore office, and spends her spare time writing freelance articles for magazines and planning her next international adventure.