Claire Vande Polder is an award-winning nonfiction television producer who has always loved to write.

She began her career at National Geographic Television in Washington, DC, where she traveled all over the US, and to countries including Egypt, Botswana, Kenya, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Costa Rica, various European countries–and to the summit of Tanzania’s Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa, at 19,340 feet. Along the way, she shot with more animals than she can count, both in captivity and in the wild, including kangaroos, bats, gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, orcas, dolphins, camels, monkeys, horses, lions, hyenas, hippos, wolves, alligators, bears, and many more.

 After 12 years at Nat Geo, she joined the Discovery Health Channel as an executive producer. Since then she has worked independently with a variety of networks and production companies such as Investigation Discovery, TLC, Smithsonian Channel, HGTV, Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios, and others.

In addition to TV, Claire has written articles and short pieces for various clients and is currently working on her second nonfiction book. 

Claire has a B.A. in English with a concentration in journalism from Calvin College, and an M.A. in 19th Century English and American Literature from King’s College London.

She lives with her husband, Barry, in South Florida, where they enjoy everything about the beach. She loves hearing from readers with wisdom to share. Get in touch with her here.

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