Wife, Mother, Spy: An Extraordinary Life Filled with Ordinary Days.

In her book, Wife, Mother, Spy: An Extraordinary Life Filled with Ordinary Days, Ms. Ann Butler explores the complexities of balancing a career in the Agency’s Clandestine Service while raising five children with a “non-tandem” spouse. This event will offer students unique insights into the realities of operational tradecraft, specifically the discipline required to maintain work-life balance as a wife and mother while navigating often risky high-stakes overseas field assignments as a 24/7 undercover CIA spy.

About the Author:

Ann Elizabeth Butler was born in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

and grew up in Endicott, New York with her parents and three

brothers.

At Union-Endicott High School, Ann was editor of the yearbook,

played clarinet in the marching and concert bands, often went to

Greek Peak with the ski club, and was active in the French and Key

Clubs.

She majored in Economics at the University of Notre Dame,

spending her sophomore year abroad in Angers, France at the

Université Catholique de l’Ouest. After graduation, Ann received a