Jeanette Treiber grew up in a small town in North Rhine Westfalia. She came to the US to go to graduate School at UC Davis, where she later taught Comparative Literature and other subjects. Eventually she made a career change and became a Project Director in the UC Davis  Public Health Sciences Department. Jeanette has been teaching at the Sacramento German Language School for many years and served as director for part of that time as well. She retired from UCD in 2021. She lives on a small farm in Rio Linda and likes horseback riding and other outdoor activities.