​Julie Silver:  a celebrated and beloved performer in contemporary Jewish music, has been touring the world for the past twenty-five years, engaging audiences with her lyrical guitar playing, dynamic stage presence, and megawatt smile. With over 100,000 CDs sold, her songs have become “standards” in worship, camp, and academic settings. It’s Chanukah Time, recorded in 2007, was the first Jewish holiday CD produced exclusively for the Barnes and Noble bookstore chain, and the only Jewish album to ever be recognized on Billboard, peaking at #5 in 2009. A life-long Red Sox fan, Julie was invited to sing the National Anthem before 38,000 fans at her beloved hometown Fenway Park. Julie speaks nationally at high schools and universities, and has become the "go-to role model" for people struggling to come out as gay or lesbian in the Jewish world and beyond. Julie lives in Southern California with her partner, television producer Mary Connelly, and their two delicious daughters, Sarah and Catherine. www.juliesilver.com

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Teresa Stack was born in Ohio and raised in the fabulous (and underrated) town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After attending Penn State, where she learned basic human socialization skills, she moved to NYC, landing a job as a receptionist for some fashion magazines. There she was expertly and generously mentored by a series of awesome women (and some pretty awesome men) and just a few years later managed the circulation department for Fairchild Publications’ 14 magazines. For the past 15 years she has worked as president of The Nation, happily trading fashion for progressive politics, and trying in turn to mentor (and get out of the way of) a talented group of precocious female (and male) lefties who still believe in making the world a better place. She splits her time between NY and Pennsylvania, enjoying many hobbies, volunteering, and walking in the woods with her all-around-excellent husband and their two rescue dogs.

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​Lyena Strelkoff is a performer, writer, speaker and coach. Her critically-acclaimed, autobiographical one-woman play, Caterpillar Soup, has been touring throughout the U.S. since 2007. She regularly speaks to university students, health care professionals and civic groups about her disability experience and the transformative power of loss. She is also a business and life coach, helping people claim their stories to create joyous, thriving careers and lives. Her blog, It’s Not About the Chair (itsnotaboutthechair.com), shares wisdom and humor culled from her daily life. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son, service dog, wheelchair, and all the chaos that ensues.

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Tracy J. Thomas is a professional photographer, obsessed iPhoneographer, freelance writer, blogger and website designer located in Northern, California. She is also a general partner for the online op-ed website the iPinion Syndicate, LLC and serves as Chief Technical Officer, Multimedia Director and Photography Editor. Her work has been featured in numerous publications and websites. She has been a featured artist for the Mobile Photography Awards; Pixels: The Art of the iPhone; Life in Lofi; The App Whisperer and iPhoneArt websites and has been exhibited in numerous local and international art galleries. Tracy was the 2010 recipient of the “View of Farmlands” grant commission through the Yolo County Arts Council and the James Irvine Foundation. She received her M.F.A. in Documentary Photography from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco and her M.A. in Sports Management from the University of San Francisco.

Website: tracyjthomasphotography.com Blog: tracyjthomasphotography.wordpress.com