Isobel Kleinman graduated from the State University of New York, College at Cortland with a BSE and went on to complete an MSE and New York State Certification in School Psychology from Queens College in New York City. She began teaching as soon as she completed her undergraduate degree and remained in her initial school district from 1967 until February of 1999. During her teaching career she taught junior and senior high school, wrote curriculum, supervised extra curricular activities, coached junior high soccer, field hockey, volleyball, basketball, tennis, gymnastics, archery, track and field and softball. At the high school level she created and ran a performing arts dance group. In her spare time, she was active leader in her union.

Her new life finds her making a professional contribution by writing. She has had several articles published, is an author of Complete Physical Education Plans for Grades 7-12 .

Ms. Kleinman lives in Flushing, New York. Her leisure time is spent playing tennis and sometimes golf, dancing socially, cycling, attending cultural performances, reading and traveling the world, sometime on bike.