Susie Leonard Weller is a retired adjunct faculty member from the Community Colleges of Spokane. She has 24 years experience of teaching and consulting with staff and parents at 25 Head Start and Early Childhood Learning Centers. She's married with two adult children. Susie continues to write and to facilitate a wide variety of workshops.

Elizabeth Wagele is a cartoonist, an artist, and the author of Finding the Birthday Cake: Helping Children Raise Their Self-Esteem and The Happy Introvert: A Wild and Crazy Guide for Celebrating Your True Self.