Robin Reed-Poindexter

Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, Robin Reed-Poindexter relocated to Northern California, where she spent 31 years with the City of Richmond Fire Department, becoming the first African American Deputy on the West Coast and the first woman Chief Officer in the department. Now a retired Deputy Fire Marshal, she is the author behind Runaway Reader and the books Now I See Clearly, Middle Maddy, and Middle Maddy's Mad Summer. Her three children and three grandchildren inspire her stories, which she loves sharing at elementary schools, community events, and children's bookstores.