Jonathan Berk is an academic educator who holds a MSc from the University of Edinburgh in Applied Linguistics, and a BA from Azusa Pacific University in Philosophy. He wrote his dissertation on the sociophonetic factors that govern Scottish Standard English in Edinburgh and has been teaching for 12 years. He has worked abroad in China and completed a Fulbright grant in the Slovak Republic. He moonlights running a general contracting firm that does commercial work for local businesses. Jonathan is an avid puzzle, geocacher, and escape room enthusiast. He enjoys setting up escape scenarios for his friends and students. Jonathan lives on a small suburban farm in Pomona, CA with his wife, chickens and turkey.