Kathi Ann Brown received her M.A. in History from GMU in 1988. She has been an independent historical consultant for more than twenty years. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, museums, local history organizations, trade associations, and individuals. Brown has authored a dozen books, worked on a number of exhibits, and assisted with the development of the digital archive for the Critical Infrastructure Protection Oral History Project for GMU's Center for History and the New Media.