About John Kotre

John Kotre writes about lives, memories, legacies, and stories. He was the creator of the award-winning public television and radio series Seasons of Life.

A former Jesuit seminarian, Kotre received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Chicago and spent thirty-five years as a project director and professor at the Ann Arbor and Dearborn campuses of the University of Michigan. He and his wife Kathy have a blended family of five adult children and eight grandchildren. They live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, where he has been active in interfaith dialogue.