Elizabeth Geitz is an Episcopal priest, newspaper columnist, and award-winning author of numerous books including Soul Satisfaction: Reclaiming the Divine Feminine and Gender and the Nicene Creed. Elizabeth's books have been hailed by people as diverse as Desmond Tutu, John Berendt, and Helen Prejean. Her most recent, I Am That Child: Changing Hearts and Changing the World, chronicles her odyssey with two other women of faith to a home for AIDS orphans in Cameroon, West Africa yielding profound insights into AIDS, the criminalization of homosexuality, and gender and racial discrimination. With a focus on women's spirituality and justice, Elizabeth's writings speak to people of passion who want to make a difference in the world. She lives in the Delaware Highlands of Pennsylvania with her husband, Michael. Visit her at www.elizabethgeitz.com.​

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Colleen Haggerty is a woman in her early fifties who cares less and less about the issues that used to bring her so much shame. As an ambassador for the Prosthetics Outreach Foundation, Colleen created a walking campaign – to walk 100 miles in 100 days - to raise money for prosthetics limbs for people in developing countries. Not only did she raise $16,000.00, she regained the mobility she lost during her pregnancies. Colleen is a writer of creative nonfiction and memoir. She has an essay in the anthology The Spirit of a Woman (Santa Monica Press) and another in He Said What? (Seal Press). She is currently working on a memoir about being a disabled mother. You can read about how she walks through life as an amputee at www.mymilewalk.com. Colleen lives in Bellingham, Washington with her husband and two children and is the program director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Washington.

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Robyn Hatcher: Having been an extremely shy child, (her actual nickname was “Shy”) Robyn Hatcher is now passionate about transforming the way individuals communicate and express themselves. For the past 16 years, Robyn and the company she founded, SpeakEtc. has helped thousands of business professionals improve their communication and presentation skills. Robyn, also a professional actress and writer, has appeared on television in commercials and dramas and her voice can be heard on several radio spots. In addition to her essay in Dancing at the Shame Prom, she has written several screenplays and was a staff writer for two daytime dramas. She is a contributor to American Express Open Forum , and her book  on presentation skills, Standing Ovation Presentations will soon be released by Motivational Press. She is grateful to the amazing people in her life, her husband Ken, her son Nolan and Amy Ferris for inviting her on this adventure.

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Monica Holloway is the critically acclaimed author of the memoir Driving With Dead People, described by Newsweek as "unforgettable," and deemed “irresistible” by the Washington Post. Holloway’s essay from the anthology Mommy Wars was described by Newsday as "brilliant, grimly hilarious." Holloway's bestselling memoir Cowboy & Wills was called “sweet and heartbreaking..." by PEOPLE, and is a Mom's Choice Awards Gold Recipient. Her work can also be found in Psychology Today, and Parents. Most recently, she contributed to the anthology Cherished, and is presently working on her third memoir. Monica is most proud of her work as an autism advocate working at both a local and national level with the Special Needs Network and Autism Speaks. She recently received the Women of Distinction Award from SNN in recognition for her work and contributions to the underserved special needs communities in Los Angeles. Monica also proudly serves on the advisory board of the National Center for Family Literacy.