Authors

Thomas W. Hilgers, MD, is the founder and director of the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction (located in Omaha, Nebraska and home of its National Center for Women’s Health), where he is also the senior medical consultant in obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive medicine and surgery. Dr. Hilgers is a clinical …Read More.

Dr. Vince Bertram is president and CEO of Project Lead The Way, a nonprofit organization and the nation’s leading provider of K-12 STEM programs. Under his leadership, PLTW has grown to serve over 6,500 schools nationwide, was named to the Social Impact Exchange’s S&I 100 Index, and was recognized by Change the Equation as one …Read More.

Ed Fuller is a hospitality industry leader, educator, and author of the international Top 20 bestselling business book, You Can’t Lead with Your Feet on the Desk, published by Wiley. He is president of the Irvine, CA-based Laguna Strategic Advisors, a global consortium that provides business consulting services to corporations and governments. Fuller is a …Read More.

Eddie Rock grew up in Dublin, Ireland, and later lived abroad in England, Holland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Israel, and Egypt. He currently lives in the Galician mountains in Northern Spain. He aspires to one day turn his mountainside farmhouse into a fully functioning writer’s retreat. In his free time, Eddie enjoys chainsaw carving, creating …Read More.

Holding a Ph. D. from Columbia University, Elizabeth K. Wallace has taught British literature and culture at Boston College for more than 20 years.  Her previous publications have addressed a broad range of topics from women writers to the origins of shopping, from representations of the slave trade to the television series Mad Men. She …Read More.

Eric Kampmann is the founder of Midpoint Trade Books, one of the leading sales and distribution companies for book publishers. Midpoint continues to build on its reputation as a powerful sales, marketing, and distribution choice in today’s competitive business environment. Eric Kampmann is also the President and owner of Beaufort Books which came to prominence …Read More.

Gary Grossman is a multiple Emmy Award winning television producer and author of the international political thrillers Executive Actions, Executive Treason, Executive Command, Executive Force, and Old Earth. He has also written two highly regarded non-fiction books on TV history. Grossman has been published by Dell/Delacorte, Byron Preiss Publishing, Diversion Books, Harlequin, Arlington House, and CBS/Popular Library. He has worked …Read More.

Gary Shapiro heads the Consumer Electronics Association, which owns the International CES™, the world’s largest technology trade show. Shapiro led the technology industry through seismic shifts: from analog to digital television, to wireless, to PCs and the Internet. He has received numerous awards from technology and exhibition industries and the Washington community. The Comeback: How …Read More.

George Cappannelli is co-founder of AgeNation, the multi-platform company that offers inspiration, education, engagement, and solutions “for people who weren’t born yesterday” and Empower New Mexico, a 501C3 that supports people and organizations serving vulnerable sections of the aging population. Co-author of Do Not Go Quietly with Sedena Cappannelli. Do Not Go Quietly

Ambassador Gilbert A. Robinson (ret.) is Chairman of a GAR, Inc. an international firm advising Fortune 500 companies on international trade, government relations, and communications. In February 1981, President Reagan appointed him as Deputy Director of the United States Information Agency, whereby he was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate. He served as Ambassador and …Read More.

Gordy Zacks (1933-2014) was Chairman of the R.G. Barry Corporation, the world’s largest marketer and supplier of comfort footwear under the brand-names of Dearfoams, EZ-Feet, and Liz Clairborne. He became president of R.G. Barry in 1965 when it was a small family manufacturer, and he retired as CEO and president in 2004. He was also …Read More.

Hannah Tuohy is a children’s book illustrator based out of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She attended Oklahoma State University and graduated with a BFA in graphic design, emphasizing illustration. Since graduating, Hannah has illustrated over a dozen children’s books including No Sand in the House, Wondering and The Oyster’s Secret. She is also a member of SCBWI. When she isn’t busy …Read More.