Margaret A. Doyle was born on December 1, 1950 in Hamden Connecticut and is an American citizen.  She was graduated from Hamden High School in 1968.  She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Connecticut in 1972 and her secondary school teaching certificate in history and social sciences teaching certificate from Sheandoah University in 1981.  A Geopolitical Guide To The Middle East was the culumination of her master's degree program in Interdisciplinary Studies.  She received her MA from George Mason in May of 1998.  She has been employed as a teacher at Wakefield School in The Plains, Virginia since 1984 and is currently the Head of the Upper School as well as a classroom teacher of Geopolitics and American Government.