Jeanne Mackin is the author of several historical novels, including The Beautiful American. She taught creative writing at Goddard College and has given numerous workshops. She lives with her husband in upstate New York.  www.jeannemackin.com 

Karen earned an MA in poetry from the University of Colorado and a Ph.D in fiction from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and presently teaches writing workshops at Lighthouse North and film, pop culture, and storytelling to freshman at the CU – Boulder. https://www.karenauvinen.com

Brad Warner is an author, Soto Zen teacher, punk bassist, filmmaker, and popular blogger who leads workshops and retreats around the world. In addition to his books, his writing appears in Lion’s Roar, Tricycle, Buddhadharma, and Alternative Press. He lives in Los Angeles where he is the founder and lead teacher of the Angel City Zen Center. www.hardcorezen.info

Ananda Devi is the author of the boldly honest spiritual autobiography Intimacy with the Infinite: The Truth about Life after Awakening. A powerful heart-centered Zen style spiritual teacher, she has transformed the lives of hundreds of students around the world. Born in South Africa, she is a single mother with triplet teenagers. Her spontaneous spiritual awakening in 2014 shattered her conventional materialistic existence and culminated in her giving up a multimillion dollar inheritance. She and her Twin Flame life partner Ramaji deliver the RASA^TM spiritual blessing via online sessions. She teaches that spiritual awakening is about vulnerability, integration and love so that you become authentic and truly human. https://www.rasatransmissioninternational.com

Corin Grillo is the author of The Angel Experiment and founder of the Angel Alchemy Academy. A trained psychotherapist, angel channel, healer, and teacher, Corin has helped thousands of people all over the world go from angel-curious to angel-powered. http://www.CorinGrillo.com

Jack Woodville London is the author of French Letters: Children of a Good War, the winner of the 2018 Gold Medal for Fiction Book of the Year in war and military fiction, as well as other novels, non-fiction, and articles on history and literature. https://jwlbooks.com 

Danielle Ledezma grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and later moved to Austin where she attended and graduated from The University of Texas with a BS in Public Relations and a concentration in Spanish.  After graduation, she moved to Houston for a job in the hospitality industry. When an opportunity arose for an exciting new career move to tropical Mexico, she jumped on it.  https://www.danielleledezma.com

Abbi Waxman was born in England in 1970, the oldest child of two copywriters who never should have been together in the first place. Once her father ran off to buy cigarettes and never came back, her mother began a highly successful career writing crime fiction. She encouraged Abbi and her sister Emily to read anything and everything they could pull down from the shelves, and they did. Abbi worked in advertising, as a copywriter and later a creative director at various advertising agencies in London and New York. http://abbiwaxman.com 

Ruta Sepetys (Rūta Šepetys) is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. Sepetys is considered a “crossover” novelist as her books are read by both students and adults worldwide. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Ruta is renowned for giving voice to underrepresented history and those who experienced it.  Her books have won or been shortlisted for over forty book prizes, are included on over thirty state reading lists, and are currently in development for film and television. http://rutasepetys.com

Kerri Murray is the President of ShelterBox USA, a non-profit organization that provides aid, like tents, cooking tools, lights, and more, for families that have recently suffered disaster. ShelterBox is a global charity, and a world authority on providing innovative, rapid and practical shelter to families in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places and most devastated disaster zones. This year, their work was recognized on the world stage by being nominated for a Noble Peace Prize.  shelterboxusa.org

Mark Palm, the President and co-founder of Samaritan Aviation, visited Papua New Guinea in 1994. While trekking through the jungle and seeing the desperate needs of the people, he felt that God was calling him to this country and devote his in serving the people of Papua New Guinea.

Kirsten Palm has earned a Bachelors of Arts Degree and a Masters Degree in Cross Cultural Education from Point Loma Nazarene University. She has her Secondary Teaching Degree in Health Sciences. Kirsten has been a part of short-term mission trips to Mexico, Portugal, Chili, and Papua New Guinea. Kirsten has been a part of Samaritan Aviation since 1998. Their children Sierra, Drake and Nolan love helping out and being a part of the ministry. https://samaritanaviation.org 

Keith Gregory is an energy artist, Soul Coach, Advanced Energy Healer and originator of The Initiatory Journey To Awaken Your Sacred Masculine. He has learned to do this work through his own arduous self-healing journey and by addressing and transforming the considerable woundology of his past.  As a clairvoyant and medical intuitive, Keith was born highly empathic. Having studied and practiced a wide array of alternative healing and consciousness growth modalities for over 35 years, he developing an innate intuitive and healing ability to assist those he works with.  http://www.awakenyoursacred.com 

Daniela Petrova grew up behind the Iron Curtain in Sofia, Bulgaria. She came to the US in her early twenties and earned a BA in Philosophy from Columbia University and an MA in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness from New York University. She is a recipient of an Artist Fellowship in Writing from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.  https://www.danielapetrova.com 

In March 2014, Jim Beach’s small business radio show won the SBA Media Award. School for Startups Radio is on 16 AmFm stations and many internet platforms. He has interviewed Shark Tank judges and winners, billionaires, bestselling authors, and countless entrepreneurs. His book School for Starups (McGraw-Hill, June 2011) has reached as high as #9 on all of Amazon and #1 on the business section. It was excerpted by Entrepreneur magazine and the Wall Street Journal India. Jim was featured in an UPS commercial, was referred to as the “Simon Cowell of venture capital” by CNN, and have appeared on NPR, MBNBC, CNN, and in the New York Times. http://jimbeach.com 

John A. Chuback, M.D., is Board Certified in General Surgery and Cardiovascular Surgery. He received his MD from Rutgers University and has been in private practice in Paramus, New Jersey, for 16 years. Dr.Chuback is also a successful entrepreneur: he is the founder and Chief Medical Officer at Chuback Medical Group. He is the recipient of the Patient’s Choice Award and Compassionate Doctor Recognition amongst many other honors.He is a member of the Board of Trustees at Phillip’s Academy Charter School in Newark, NJ, an exceptional school where underprivileged children receive an outstanding education.  Dr. Chuback founded Chuback Education, LLC, which offers audio programs on subjects like weight management, smoking cessation, personal development, and academic achievement. He is also author of Kaboing! 50 Ideas That Will Springboard You To Academic Greatness. http://chubackeducation.com

Gary Goldberg has been doing radio on WRPI since June 1999, first with “In The Spirit” and later with “Gary’s Music Show.” ITS and GMS is broadcast on WRPI-91.5 FM, Troy, NY. Streamed ‘live’ on www.wrpi.org Hear every Tuesday “Gary’s Music Show” from 11 am to 4 pm, and “In The Spirit” on Thursday, the same time. https://garygoldberg.weebly.com 

Alex Lickerman, MD, is a primary care physician, former assistant professor of medicine, former director of primary care, and former assistant vice president for Student Health and Counseling Services at the University of Chicago. Dr. Lickerman currently leads a direct primary care practice in Chicago called ImagineMD. 

Ash ElDifrawi, Psy.D., has built a reputation as a thought leader in clinical, social, and consumer psychology.  Dr. ElDifrawi received his bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in social science from the University of Chicago, where he also conducted clinical research in the areas of neurology and bio-psychology. https://thetenworlds.com 

Dominic Pace has been a working Character Actor for almost 20 years in Hollywood.  Some notable TV Guest Stars have included NYPD Blue, Navy: NCIS, The District, Cold Case, and 9-1-1 airing in November. A life long Star Wars fan and collector, https://youtu.be/2R8mZmkEpbc   Pace received a dream of a lifetime when he was selected to be a one of a kind Bounty Hunter in The Mandalorian for Disney Plus. Pace will be featured in two episodes of the series. Pace will also be starring in the upcoming Feature Film, Anonymous Killers. https://www.facebook.com/dominicpaceofficial/ 

Melinda J. Kelly is the author of Finding your Coach: Diving Deep Within. As vice president of a privately held publishing and business counseling firm, she thought the road of life was wide open and she would easily coast into her later years. With a professional life secured, personal time was happily spent serving on non-profit boards, serving on committees, mentoring college women, traveling the world and sharing her professional and personal skills with friends as they started up their own businesses. http://www.melindajkelly.com

Janeane Bernstein is a writer, on-air personality, voice actress, and researcher. She earned a doctorate from Boston University and received degrees from Syracuse University.  In 2011, she started “Get the Funk Out!” on KUCI 88.9 FM: UC Irvine after losing her  childhood friend. She has always loved writing, learning electric guitar, and other creative pursuits that feed her soul. www.janeanebernstein.com

Alexis Marie Chute is an award-winning author, artist, filmmaker, curator, and inspirational speaker. Her memoir, Expecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing, and Pregnancy After Loss, was a Kirkus Best Book of 2017 and received many literary awards. Expecting Sunshine is also a highly acclaimed feature documentary film, produced and directed by the author, that was screened around the world in 2018 and 2019. www.AlexisMarieChute.com 

Lydia’s memoir, Jumping the Picket Fence takes us through shelters for children across India, into the jungles of Costa Rica, Southeast Asia and Venezuela, and to China where Lydia and her husband adopt their third child. Believing that our collective small personal actions can make a difference towards a greater whole, she and a devoted team launch GoPhilanthropic Foundation, www.gophilanthropic.org, a non-profit devoted to strengthening the voice of community-based organizations around the world, providing access to education, healthcare and basic human rights.

Paul O’Brien left an executive position in high-tech to invent a new category of multimedia software in 1989, which evolved to eventually become the world’s largest astrology and divination website in 2003.  He is the author of three books. Paul is a sought after speaker, visionary, entrepreneur, author and founder of the Divination Foundation.  https://divination.com 

Laurada Byers won a game show then travelled the world alone at the age of 20. In 1999, while stopping for ice cream at a convenience store, her husband Russell, a noted newspaper columnist, was murdered right in front of her.  She suffered intense PTSD but pushed through it to create with her children the Russell Byers Charter School, which she opened in 2001. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2013 she nevertheless went off to see the silverback guerrillas in Rwanda. Laurada is the founder of Warthog Productions- named after her favorite animal, who unabashedly bears life’s ugliness for all to see but twirls with joy none the less. https://warthogproductions.com 

Jeffrey Keene’s amazing journey, is an adventure through the eyes of two people, one a Georgian, the other a Connecticut Yankee. Similarities between the two go far beyond coincidence. They think alike, look alike and even share facial scars. Their lives are so intertwined that they appear to be one. Half of this equation, Jeffrey J. Keene, is a present day Assistant Fire Chief in affluent Westport CT. The other half, John B. Gordon, Confederate general, Army of Northern Virginia, died January 9 1904. Jeff had never given reincarnation much thought, nor had he ever seen a psychic, but both these elements came together one Halloween night. https://jeffreykeene.com