Vicki Crooks is a member of the AIN Board of Directors. She is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Oregon Institute of Technology, where she specializes in teaching interpersonal, intercultural, small group, and healthcare communication. She regularly uses Applied Improvisation in her classes and leads workshops at professional conferences. She has 4 adult children and several adorable grandchildren. She spends her non-teaching time in Gallipolis Ohio with the love of her life, her husband of 43 years, Greg.