She teaches geography and culture of the Eastern Hemisphere at Silver Hills Middle School in Westminster. She can also teach social studies and language arts. She lives in Lyons with her husband Ed. They have two sons Eric and Ryan who graduated from Lyons Middle/Senior High School and now attend CU in Boulder. Kean was born Munich, Germany and lived in Laos from 1969 to 1971. Her father was in the CIA and her mom was an English teacher. They lived in Virginia when they were back in the U.S.