Kathy Eldon was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She graduated from Wellesley College and has since worked as an art teacher, television presenter, magazine editor, journalist, media consultant and a television and film producer in Kenya, England and the United States. She has written sixteen books on a variety of subjects including Angel Catcher, a Journal of Loss and Remembrance, Soul Catcher: a Journal to Help You Become Who You Really Are, and Love Catcher, a Journal to Invite more Love in Your Life, all published by Chronicle Books. The journals were co-authored with her daughter Amy, who is her partner in Creative Visions, a television and film production company. In January, 2003, CV launched new prime time PBS travel show entitled "GlobalTribe," presented by Amy, who explored the "world of possibilities" looking for people who are finding solutions to the challenges we face in the 21st century. Amy is currently spearheading a GlobalTribe movement designed to inspire young people to volunteer and become "social entrepreneurs," finding solutions to challenges they face in their own neighborhoods, schools and communities. Kathy and Amy are also working on an animated series, "G-Tribe," based on the principals of GlobalTribe.

Kathy was the Executive Producer of the 1999 Emmy nominated Turner Broadcasting two-hour documentary, Dying to tell the Story, about journalists who risk their lives to do their jobs, which was conceived of and presented by Amy Eldon. In l999 Kathy exec-produced a one-hour CNN documentary, Soldiers of Peace: A Children's Crusade, about the Colombian children's peace movement, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Both films were distributed internationally to over 220 countries. Kathy's company also produced Lost in Africa, a family feature film distributed by Columbia Pictures internationally.

Kathy is currently producing a feature film about her son, artist and Reuters photographer Dan Eldon, who was stoned to death at the age of 22 in Somalia. Kathy and Amy also produced a half-hour pilot, Global Trek, in search of New Lebanon, for CNN International. In l997, Kathy edited The Journey is the Destination, a collection of Dan's journal pages which was published by Chronicle Books. Kathy and Amy have collaborated on Stay in Touch, a communications program for children, and are the founders of the Creative Visions Foundation, which helps fund young writers, journalists and photographers who wish to produce commercial projects with a social, humanitarian or environmental focus.

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