Jenny Wang, Ph.D.

JENNY WANG, PH.D.Author www.asiansformentalhealth.com Photo Download | Bio Download Dr. Jenny Wang is a Taiwanese American clinical psychologist licensed to practice in Texas and North Carolina. She earned her undergraduate degree with honors in finance and psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Texas…

Katrina Brownlee

KATRINA BROWNLEEAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Katrina Brownlee grew up in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. She became a mother at the early age of fourteen, and when she was twenty-two years old she was shot ten times in a violent domestic dispute that left her paralyzed. After several surgeries and relearning to walk, Katrina worked hard to overcome…

Akeem S. Roberts

AKEEM S. ROBERTSIllustrator www.akeemteam.com Photo Download | Bio Download Akeem S. Roberts is an illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York. He currently works at Holler Studios as an associate director, and he freelances for The New Yorker as a cartoonist. His comic debut was in the Regular Show Special with BOOM Studios, and most recently he worked with Hasbro on…

Madison Margolin

MADISON MARGOLINAuthor www.madisonmargolin.com Photo Download | Bio Download Madison Margolin is a journalist specializing in the Jewish, psychedelic, and cannabis beats. She is the co-founder and editor of psychedelic magazine DoubleBlind, and has written for such publications as Rolling Stone, Playboy, Vice, Tablet, High Times, and the Village Voice, among others. She is also the…

Philana Patterson

PHILANA PATTERSONAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Philana Patterson is a New York Metropolitan area journalist, content creator and writer whose professional career spans nearly 30 years. Currently, Patterson is Deputy Editor, Standards & Ethics at the Wall Street Journal where she is tasked with maintaining the high standards of the journal’s newsroom. Since joining…

Vera Ahiyya

VERA AHIYYAAuthor thetututeacher.com Photo Download | Bio Download Vera Ahiyya (née Corbett) was born in Germany and raised in El Paso, Texas by her wonderful mother and amazing grandparents. Originally a pre-med student, Vera realized her calling as an educator at Austin College in Sherman, TX, where she majored in History and earned her MA…

Afya Ibomu

AFYA IBOMUAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Afya Ibomu is the CEO of NATTRAL.com, Nattral Magazine and has been a vegetarian since 1990. Her third book, The Vegan Soul Food Guide to the Galaxy, was nominated for a 2010 African American Literary Award for cookbook of the year. Afya is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor and holds…

Aline Alexander Newman

ALINE ALEXANDER NEWMANAuthor www.alinealexandernewman.com Photo Download | Bio Download Teaching was Aline Alexander Newman’s first profession. Over the years, she has taught full-time, part-time, adult education, and as a substitute for every level from pre-K to12. And she’s done it in her own classroom, college classrooms, jailhouse activity areas, and factory lunchrooms. For six years,…

Barbara Biziou

BARBARA BIZIOUAuthor barbarabiziou.com Photo Download | Bio Download Barbara Biziou, author of The Joy of Ritual and The Joy of Family Rituals, has devoted her career to inspiring, empowering, and supporting people through life’s transitions and challenges. As an agent of change and transformation, Biziou’s abiding passion has been to adapt ancient rituals to current…

Bill Lester

BILL LESTERAuthor billlester.com Photo Download | Bio Download Bill Lester III was born on February 6, 1961 in Washington D.C. to William Alexander Lester, Jr., an electrical engineering professor and researcher at IBM Corporation, and Rochelle Lester, a social worker and elementary school teacher. Lester graduated from Skyline High School in Oakland, California in 1979…