Gerry Teachman and his wife, Mary Jean, reside in Juno Beach, Florida, during the winters, and in Asheville, North Carolina, during the summers. They were both born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, where Gerry taught in three high schools in and around Detroit for 20 years. He was asked to be a consultant for the Michigan Department of Education for 12 years, and was an adjunct professor at Wayne State University in Detroit for 47 years. He wrote a book about his experiences as an educator called, Tales Out of School: Told by a Teacher, which is available through Amazon.