Rio M Koviak

Rio Koviak was born in Los Angeles, California and earned a degree in Theater/Film. After graduation, Rio worked in the talent and casting departments for such companies as ABC, Warner Bros., and Paramount Pictures. Rio always had a fascination with animals, however, and chose to change her focus by obtaining a degree in Exotic Animal Training, Behavior, and Management at Moorpark College in California. Her goal was to work at Monterey Bay Aquarium releasing orphaned sea otters into the wild....See more

Rio Koviak was born in Los Angeles, California and earned a degree in Theater/Film. After graduation, Rio worked in the talent and casting departments for such companies as ABC, Warner Bros., and Paramount Pictures. Rio always had a fascination with animals, however, and chose to change her focus by obtaining a degree in Exotic Animal Training, Behavior, and Management at Moorpark College in California. Her goal was to work at Monterey Bay Aquarium releasing orphaned sea otters into the wild. This decision prompted her to move to Northern California, where she would eventually meet her book-designing husband, Ian Koviak, and raise their two spunky children. The family later moved to Portland, Oregon which they continue to call their home. Hoagie & Katie in Space is the second book and husband/wife collaboration in the Hoagie & Katie series. See less