Todd S. Jokl is the dean of the College of Art and Design, Rochester Institute of Technology. Jokl holds a bachelor’s degree from Yale University, a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut, and a doctorate in education...

John L. Stanizzi is the author of the chapbook, Windows. His full length collections are Ecstasy Among Ghosts, Sleepwalking, Dance Against the Wall Antrim House Books, and After the Bell, and Hallelujah Time!, Big Table Publishing...

Esmeralda Gonzalez is a graduate of the Université Blaise Pascal de Clermont Ferrand, France. She is a Professor at the Facultad de Idiomas UABC Mexicali. Esmeralda also teaches at Escuela Normal Estefania Castañeda.

Pegi Deitz Shea is an award-winning author and poet for all ages. She is a writing instructor at The Mark Twain House & Museum, School Literary Presenter at Children's Books and the First Poet Laureate at Town of Vernon, CT. She studied...

Luisa Caycedo-Kimura is a Colombian-born poet, translator, and educator. Her honors include a John K. Walsh Residency Fellowship at The Anderson Center, an Adrienne Reiner Hochstadt Fellowship at Ragdale, and a Robert Pinsky Global...

Elisa Albo’s poetry chapbook Passage to America recounts her family immigrant story and Each Day More is a collection of elegies, both personal and public (Main Street Rag). Her narrative poems about family, food, and humanity are...

Daniel Kinderlehrer, MD, is a nationally recognized physician with expertise in the fields of nutrition, allergy, environmental medicine, Lyme disease, and the healing of mind-body-spirit as a unified whole. He co-founded The New England...

Sumbul Ali-Karamali grew up in Southern California, answering questions about Islam. She holds a B.A. from Stanford University, a J. D. from the University of California at Davis, and a graduate degree in Islamic Law from the University...

Danielle McGuire, PhD, is an award-winning historian, public speaker and author of At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape and Resistance-a New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power...

Émile Le Menn is a French primary school teacher based in Paris. In 2017, in order to become a better teacher, he went on a trip around the world to discover innovative and alternative schools. This experience led to the book "L'Ecole...

Preston Green is a professor of educational leadership and law at the University of Connecticut. At the University of Connecticut, Dr. Green helped develop the UCAPP Law Program, which enables participants to obtain a law degree and...

Pegi Deitz Shea is an award-winning author and poet for all ages. She is a writing instructor at The Mark Twain House & Museum, School Literary Presenter at Children's Books and the First Poet Laureate at Town of Vernon, CT. She studied...

Pat McLean-Smith, is a published poet and teaching artist. She is the author of two books of poetry and the recipient of several awards. Including 1st place for the Sonia Sanchez/Audre Lorde Poetry Competition, 2nd place for Judith Stark...

Dianne Bilyak is a Pushcart-prize nominated writer, graduate of the Institute of Sacred Music and Art, and Connecticut disability rights advocate. Her book of poems Against the Turning was published in 2011, and her work has also been...

Professor Stoloff studies emerging educational technologies in his teaching and scholarship, including applications of global collaborations, electronic portfolios and open educational resources in student-managed learning. He has taught...

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura is a poet, visual artist, and cartoonist. His poetry appears or is forthcoming in Beloit Poetry Journal, Poet Lore, DMQ Review, Tule Review, THINK Journal, Louisiana Literature, Naugatuck River Review, and elsewhere....

Van Hartmann teaches English at Manhattanville College. He received an undergraduate degree in history from Stanford University and a doctorate in English from UNC at Chapel Hill. His poetry has appeared in numerous journals. His first...

Jerry Blumengarten taught for 32 years in the New York City school system.  Even though he was a licensed Social Studies teacher, he taught most subjects (Language Arts, Science, Math, Computers…) for grades 6-9. He wrote curriculum for...

Gaelle Assoune has spent much of her professional life trying to widen the horizons of teaching beyond the boundaries of the national teaching system. She believes that in the French system, there is not enough room for experimentation,...

Jennifer Brown (she/her) is a globally recognized DEI thought leader, highly sought after speaker, award-winning entrepreneur, and best-selling author. Jennifer envisions inclusive organizations where all of us can thrive. As someone who...

Trailblazing Vedic spiritual teacher Acharya Shunya is the first female head of her 2,000-year-old Indian spiritual lineage, Shunya reinterprets and recontextualizes ancient teachings for modern times, empowering people...

Denisha Jones is the Director, Art of Teaching Program at Sarah Lawrence College. She earned a BS in Early Childhood Education and Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership from the University of the District of Columbia; PhD. in Curriculum...

Robert L. Dilenschneider formed The Dilenschneider Group in October 1991. Prior to forming his own firm, Mr. Dilenschneider served as president and chief executive officer of Hill and Knowlton, Inc. from 1986 to 1991. He has counseled...

Van Hartmann teaches English at Manhattanville College. He received an undergraduate degree in history from Stanford University and a doctorate in English from UNC at Chapel Hill. His poetry has appeared in numerous journals. His first...