07/02/06

LaVonne holds a BS degree in Home Economics Education and a MA degree in Adult Education.

She was a professor at the University of Minnesota for 15 years, where she taught nutrition, food budgeting and meal management through the Agricultural Extension Service and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Program. Much of her work at the University included the development of educational teaching materials suitable for a variety of ethnic populations including: American Indian, Black, Cambodian, Hmong, Spanish and Vietnamese.

Following their six-year sailing adventure, LaVonne and her husband settled in San Diego, CA. They have six children and ten grandchildren.