Loretta Breuning: Professor Emerita of Management at California State University, East Bay. As
a teacher and a mom, I was not convinced by prevailing theories of human
motivation. Then I learned about the brain chemistry of animals, and
everything made sense. I knew this information could help people, so I set
about creating resources. I’m thrilled that they’ve helped thousands of people
around the world, and have been translated into Spanish, Russian, Chinese,
Arabic, French, Turkish and German.
Before teaching, I was a United Nations Volunteer in
Africa, where I learned about the mammalian custom of bribery. Later, I
volunteered as a Docent at the Oakland Zoo, where I gave family-friendly
tours on the social behavior of mammals. I’m a graduate of Cornell
and Tufts, and the proud mother of tax-paying adults. And every day I
appreciate the similarity between the field notes of a primatologist and the
lyrics to a love song. More about me below.
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