Nancy Van Pelt is a best-selling author, Certified Family Life Educator, and Family and Consumer Science Professional who has conducted over 3,000 seminars around the world. She is a gifted communicator who teaches with power, warmth, and enthusiasm - and just enough humor to make you wish the day would never end. Her presentations are fast-paced, to-the-point, well-documented and loaded with practical ways of helping participants improve the quality of their most meaningful relationships --- family.

Nancy has authored 28 books which have been translated into over 30 languages. Her books COMPLEAT MARRIAGE and TO HAVE AND TO HOLD have been best sellers. In addition to head knowledge, Nancy teaches from the depth of heart experience borne in the crucible of overcoming crisis with a triumphant message for families today.

Nancy and her husband, Harry, are a happily married couple who live in Fresno, California. They are the parents of three grown children.

Nancy and Harry relax in Mendocino, California on one of their adventures.