Nancy Gerbault is the Founding Director of Abroad Writers' Conference. Nancy began her career in the travel industry as a TWA Flight Attendant. While she was still with the airlines she obtained her degree from UC Berkeley in Art, Art History and Anthropology. She has had numerous Art Exhibitions including a solo show at the Crocker Museum of Art, in Sacramento. Her International Art Project ENWIND brought worldwide respect and the project was endorsed by The Minister of Culture of France, Jack Lang and Renown Archaeologist, Richard E. Leakey in Kenya. She has studied and taught Anthropology at CSUS, where her educational focus was on hunter/gatherer societies, specializing in prehistoric rock art. She holds a MA in Anthropology/ Archaeology.