Kristy Hartsgrove Mooers is a lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts and the programming director of the Hanson Center for Communication (HCC). For the last six years, she has been teaching applied theatre classes to help business and engineering students reach beyond their potential as public speakers, writers, and team leaders. She also works with local and regional agencies to put together workshops focusing on team building and presentations. She lives in Iowa City with her husband Mark and their cat Ricky Marie.