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Mary Ann Lieser is a freelance writer and registered nurse living in Wooster, Ohio.

Patrice O’Neill is the CEO and executive producer of Not In Our Town.

Bonnie DeSimone is a freelance writer who lives outside Philadelphia. She first became interested in Norse mythology in 4th grade when she read Marvel comic books featuring Thor, and in 8th grade drew and wrote her own strip about her classmates.

Aimee Young teaches in rural Ohio. She has studied in Poland and Israel, was awarded a teaching fellowship through the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and earned the prestigious DisneyHAND American Teacher Award, given to just 38 teachers in the nation in 2004.

Alfred Tatum is an Associate Professor and Director of the Reading Clinic at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he also received his Ph.D. Dr. Tatum's research foci are adolescent literacy, teacher professional development, and the literacy development of African American males.

Dr. Paul Roud is a clinical psychologist and adjustment counselor. He draws on humanistic psychological principles and proven mindfulness techniques in his work as an educational consultant. His best selling book, Making Miracles, tells the story of 11 individuals who triumphed over devastating illnesses.

Tim Lockette is a freelance writer in Montgomery, AL, and former editor of Teaching Tolerance.

Ingrid Drake is a writer, Pacifica Radio correspondent and community educator living in Washington, D.C.

Farrah T. Giroux specializes in ESL literacy and curriculum design. She is based in Maine.