Jennifer Barbee grew up in a shockingly stable family in the bustling melting pot of Garland, Texas - adjacent to Vietnamese men who claimed to see Jesus in their television, homemade illegal halfpipes, and untouched thrift stores where you could buy old Farrah Fawcett tshirts for $0.75. After a youth misspent swimming in above-ground pools, and learning the birds and the bees from XXX-rated magazines that washed up in the local creek, she moved down to the comparably urbane Austin, Texas. There, she would misspend her early adulthood arguing about the merits of "Charlie's Angels feminism," developing a serious breakfast taco habit and enjoying the early 90s "space rock" scene.A degree in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin and a hankering for big city life led Jennifer to Los Angles in 1997. In her early years in Los Angeles, she did time as a shiftless dilettante, holding jobs as a tile and marble mosaic designer, a video store clerk, a celebrity photo salesperson, a DJ, a screenplay analyst, a sexologist's research assistant, and a desk drone for EMI/Capitol Records. In the early 2000s, she happily found two things that would much improve her focus: a job at the Writers Guild of America, and roller derby. At the WGA, Jennifer is currently your go-to girl if you happen to be a deceased screenwriter. (If you do happen to be a deceased screenwriter and are reading this, I might suggest you call a doctor immediately!) She sees to it that all those wonderful residuals paid to writers for their work continue to benefit their families after they pass from this lonely planet.In October 2003, Jennifer joined the LA Derby Dolls, rechristened herself Kasey Bomber, and became the co-captain of the fun-loving Trust Fund Terrors. Since roller derby was still the early days of its revival, Jennifer made it her mission to unite the Dolls in spirit with all the other leagues across the country. Many airline miles, toasts to success, and skating-induced blisters later, she took that mission one step further by helping to organize the first national roller derby convention, Rollercon, in Las Vegas in 2005. After several exciting seasons, Jennifer retired from team skating in 2008 to focus on coaching, and refocus on writing for publications such as Blood and Thunder Magazine. In 2009, she was hired to help train actresses Ellen Page, Juliette Lewis, Drew Barrymore, Eve, Kristen Wiig, Ari Graynor and Zoe Bell for the derby-inspired film Whip It! Her co-trainer, and good friend was Alex "Axles of Evil" Cohen. The seeds of Down & Derby: An Insider's Guide to Roller Derby were planted during the many hours of down time on the film's set in Michigan, and the friends became writing partners.