Marlene Wagman-Geller is the author of several phenomenal books, including Fabulous Female Firsts, Women Who Launch, Once Again to Zelda, Behind Every Great Man, Still I Rise, Great Second Acts, and Women of Means. Her books have been reviewed by The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, and The Washington Post. Wagman-Geller received her BA from York University and her teaching credentials from the University of Toronto and San Diego State University. She currently teaches high school English in National City, California, and lives with her family-along with cat Moe and dog Harley-in San Diego. Ben Cassel taught high school in National City, San Diego, California, for thirty-six years, which included working with persons with disabilities, terminally ill students, pregnant teens and teen mothers, as well as juvenile offenders. While serving in the US Air Force, Mr. Cassel graduated from Eastern Washington University with a degree in English Grammar and Literature. He was the 2012 Teacher of the Year for the Sweetwater High School District and received many other accolades during his tenure as an educator, including the César Chávez "Si Se Puede" Human Rights Award from the California Teachers Association, the Bravissimo Choice Award for Outstanding Theatre Director from the San Diego Theatre Educators Alliance, the National City Centurion Award, and the CTA San Diego County Service Center Council Who Award. Now retired, Mr. Cassel lives in Yucca Valley, California.