Micaela Williamson was born in New York and attended Boston College. After undergraduate, she went on to become an elementary school teacher and received her master's in Literacy Curriculum and Development. "Kid Trips Northern Virginia Edition: Your Family's Guide to Local Fun" is her first book. Micaela co-owns Kid Trips LLC with the other authors, is the vice president of the charity Mission Sleep, and writes for Northern Virginia Magazine. She lives in Fairfax County, VA with her husband and two young sons.