Stephen Schmitz During an extremely varied career, Stephen Schmitz, Ph.D., has directed curriculum development projects, substance abuse programs, and social service agencies in the U.S. and abroad. He has also worked as family therapist, parenting coach, case manager, health educator, …
Stephen Hunter Stephen Hunter is currently an acclaimed film critic for The Washington Post, and prior to that, for many years, the much-praised and admired film critic of the Baltimore Sun. He’s also in the top-tier of active American novelists, with bestsellers …
Stephen Besecker Steve Besecker is a graduate of Orchard Park High School (Orchard Park, NY) and St. Bonaventure University (near Olean, NY). He was born in Somersworth, NH, grew up in East Aurora, NY, and lived briefly in Palos Park, …
Shannon Nering If reality television hadn’t been invented, Shannon Nering wouldn’t know what to do for a living! Shannon’s a much-in-demand Vancouver-based docu-reality producer and director, whose savant-like understanding of the genre, combined with her ability to create intimate bonds …
Shan Serafin Author Shan Serafin has written as a story-developer and dialogue-sweetener for film and television. He taught high school English before becoming a college entrance counselor, eventually serving as national leader for the teenage division of Soka Gakkai International-USA …
Scott Badler Scott Badler was born and raised in Los Angeles and remembers he and other Jack Kennedy supporters hollering “Nix on Nixon!” at Vice-President Richard Nixon’s followers on the school yard on Election Day, 1960. After graduating from San …
Sara Griffiths Sara Griffiths is a young adult author and teacher. Her first novel, Thrown A Curve, was published in May 2007. Sara has been teaching language arts to seventh and eighth grade students for many years. She began writing …
Sandi Kahn Shelton Sandi Kahn Shelton was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. At the age of five, Shelton began her literary career by selling her first story, “The King Who Slept for Three Hours and 45 Seconds,” to a …
Ron Cooper A South Carolina native, Ron Cooper received a Ph.D. in philosophy from Rutgers University and now teaches at Central Florida Community College. He is the author of a number of philosophical essays in academic journals, such as the …
Robert Kanigel Robert Kanigel is a winner of the Grady-Stack award for science writing, and winner of “Author of the Year” honors in 1998 by the 1200-member American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA). He is also a National Book …