Kim Dalglish Abell grew up in Toronto and attended Branksome Hall School. After graduating from high school, she pursued a degree in English at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, a Masters in Education from Columbia University in New York City, and a Diploma from Association Montessori Internationale with a Masters degree from Loyola College. Kim is raising her own four children in Toronto. Two of her children attend The Dalton School. She is creative, kind, and exceptionally talented.