Marlene is the president of a nonprofit, The I Will Projects, dedicated to advancing educational venues that include a middle school aquaponics program in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club which received a NASA grant. She writes in multiple genres and also has published “Elderchild,” an Alzheimer’s narrative written in the first person and a collection of poetry, “Survival Poems to Help You through the Day.” She shares Hank’s love of the natural world and is dazzled by the interconnectivity of all living things.