Harley Schwadron is a self-taught cartoonist living in Ann Arbor, Michigan, who worked as a journalist and public relations writer before switching to cartooning full-time in 1984. His cartoons appear in Barron's, Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, National Law Journal and many others. He can be reached at P.O. Box 1347, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 or by calling 313-426-8433.
Cynthia Stewart-Copier is a successful business owner, author and speaker. She has had the opportunity to speak to audiences around the world. She is an important story contributor to the New York Times bestselling holiday book, Christmas Miracles, and appeared in December with Barbara Walters on The View. Cynthia and her story were a featured part of a half-hour segment devoted to the book. She will have two stories in the forthcoming book, Mother's Miracles. She has had many stories published, with the most recent in Dreambuilders magazine, a magazine for successful business owners. Cynthia's newest book, Dreams of My Own (Internet, April 1999), was inspired after attending Mark Victor Hansen's and Jack Canfield's seminar, "How to Build a Speaking and Writing Empire."
B. T. Thomas was educated in the Philadelphia school systems. She was married to Ronald Mark Thomas and has one daughter, Stacee Marie (Thomas) Nettles. She is "Mom-Mom" to two lovely grandchildren, Ronald Marc and Morgan Alexis. She completed her masters of ministry in biblical studies and has now received her doctor of divinity from the Jameson School of International Ministries. B. T. has been involved in international missions since 1982. She has two self-published books, From the Heart of a Blessed Temple and Grandma's Quilt: Her Stories and Ours. She has taken early retirement to pursue her writing and missions endeavors.
JeVon Thompson has been one of America's premier power speakers since 1980. A member of "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities" and a recipient of the 1974 Merit Award, JeVon is a Milton College graduate with a B.A. in psychology. As a musician, he worked with Handy Award winner Luther Allison and completed a student apprenticeship with the Duke Ellington Band. His lectures and seminars on personal power span across the United States, Canada and throughout the Caribbean. He has been featured on ABC's All My Children, a nationally televised Oprah Winfrey special with Michael Jordan, and hosted a Tele-Link special, Keep Our World Tobacco Free. He is the producer of four educational videos, including the national bestseller, Waking Up from Dope. His writing credits include the novel Crutches and co-authorship of Teen Power Too.
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Rosa Torcasio resides in Norwalk, Connecticut. She is a junior at the University of Connecticut where she majors in human development and family relations. Her career goal is to work with less fortunate children and allow them the opportunities to advance both academically and socially. She enjoys reading and spending time with her family: her parents, Francesco and Antonia, and also her sister, Serafina, and her brother, Vincenzo. She would like to dedicate this article to her Nonna Serafina: Grazie per tutto Nonnami manchi tanto e ti voglio tanto bene.'' Rosa can be reached by e-mail at [email protected] or [email protected]
Glenn Van Ekeren is a dynamic speaker and trainer dedicated to assisting people and organizations in maximizing their potential. Glenn is the author of Speakers Sourcebook, Speaker's Sourcebook II and the Popular Potential Newsletter. Glenn has a wide variety of written publications and audio and video presentations available. He can be reached at People Building Institute, 330 Village Circle, Sheldon, IA 51201 or by calling 800-899-4878.
Kevin Van Gundy is an international business consultant and professional speaker who helps companies create and care for customers. Currently, Kevin sits on the board of several companies and is actively involved with the startup of two others. He lives in Grand Junction, Colorado, with his wife Lauryn and their four children. In 1996, he was selected by the U.S. Government-funded Citizens Democracy Corp to travel to the former Eastern Bloc country of Bulgaria to start one of its first advertising agencies. Kevin is a recent graduate of the Masters in Public Administration Program at the Colorado University at Denver. He is deeply involved in politics and has already run for public office twice. His focus is on the subject of generativity and he spends a great deal of his time motivating young people to become involved in the American political system and to vote! He is in the final stages of writing his first book, Titanic: An American Allegory, which is scheduled to be published in fall 1999 by Pendant Publishing, Inc.
Tal Vigderson was born in San Diego, California. Tal has an undergraduate degree in film from San Diego State University with distinction in his major. He has had careers in photography, entertainment marketing research and teaching in several grade levels, including special education in a junior high school in south central Los Angeles. Tal attended law school at Loyola of Los Angeles and passed the California Bar. He is currently working as an entertainment attorney in Los Angeles representing filmmakers, writers, directors, producers, Internet companies and major studios in various forms of transactional work. Tal likes to travel and enjoys tennis, hiking and photography. He can be reached at [email protected]
Daneen Kaufman Wedekind is from Bridge City, Texas. She enjoys writing and is a columnist for an online parenting magazine, All Mixed Up. A mother, a nurse and a writer, Daneen finds the greatest joy in her children, Kristofer and Kameron. She considers the two most precious gifts in her life to be the hugs of her children and the written word. She gives special thanks to God for the ability to write, and to Mark for the ability to love again.
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Joan Wiberg is a cartoonist and illustrator living in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Her cartoons have been published in national magazines for adults and children.
David Wiemers is a writer and producer of many of your favorite television shows, including Major Dad, Harry and the Hendersons and DuckTales. A member of the National Speakers' Association, he's also a humorist who gives hundreds of presentations yearly. He can be reached by e-mail at [email protected]
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Hani. Reprinted by permission of Jamie Winship. ©1999 Jamie Winship.
Inspiration Can Be Anywhere. Reprinted by Cerie L. Couture. ©1999 Cerie L. Couture.
A Proposal to Myself. Reprinted by permission of Sarah Lockyer. ©1999 Sarah Lockyer.
Good-Bye, Mr. Blib; Breakdown of Family Traced to Psych. 1 Student and College Wisdom Seldom Exercised in the Summer. Reprinted by permission of Beth Mullally. ©1999 Beth Mullally.
A Dad Says Good-Bye. Reprinted by permission of Joseph Danziger. ©1999 Joseph Danziger.
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The Times I Called Home from College. Reprinted by permission of Scott Greenberg. ©1999 Scott Greenberg.
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Dissed and Ten-Dollar Bills and Roses. Reprinted by permission of Mary J. Davis. ©1999 Mary J. Davis.
How to Get an A on Your Final Exam. Reprinted by permission of Tony D'Angelo. ©1995 Tony D'Angelo
A Compassionate Philosophy. Reprinted by permission of Kristi Nay. ©1999 Kristi Nay.
Library Science, written by Jenna McCarthy. Copyright ©1995, Seventeen magazine. Reprinted by permission of the Los Angeles Times.
Your Legacy. Reprinted by permission of Tony D'Angelo. ©1999 Tony D'Angelo.
Angels on a Pin (101 Ways to Use a Barometer). Reprinted by permission of Alexandra Calandra. ©1999 Alexandra Calandra.
Learning How to Be Roommates. Reprinted by permission of Elsa Lynch. ©1999 Elsa Lynch.
The Plaster Shell. Reprinted by permission of Miriam Goldstein. ©1999 Miriam Goldstein.
The Great Escape, written by Wendy Marston. Copyright ©1996, Seventeen magazine. Reprinted by permission of the Los Angeles Times.
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Wranglers and Stranglers. From Speaker's Sourcebook by Glenn Van Ekeren. Copyright ©1988. Reprinted with permission of Prentice Hall Direct: A Division of Arco.
Of Mice and Maintenance Men. Reprinted by permission of Lisa Levenson. ©1999 Lisa Levenson.
Knowing Where to Tap. Reprinted by permission of Tony D'Angelo. ©1998 Tony D'Angelo.
Miracle on Times Square. Reprinted by permission of Gunter David. ©1999 Gunter David.
The Dark Gift. Reprinted by permission of Kent Nerburn. ©1999 Kent Nerburn.
Reverse Living. Reprinted by permission of Norman Glass. ©1999 Norman Glass.
Blameless. Reprinted by permission of Kathy Johnson Gale. ©1999 Kathy Johnson Gale.
Finding My Way, My Star and Breaking the Mold. Reprinted by permission of Zan Gaudioso. ©1999 Zan Gaudioso.
I Dare You! Reprinted by permission of April Kemp. ©1999 April Kemp.
The Love I'll Never Forget. Reprinted by permission of Tim Madigan. ©1999 Tim Madigan.
Heartbreak 101, written by Lauren Fox. Copyright ©1998, Seventeen magazine. Reprinted by permission of the Los Angeles Times.
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What is Sex? Reprinted by permission of Adam Saperston. ©1999 Adam Saperston.
Swans Mate for Life. Reprinted by permission of Hal Torrance. ©1998 Hal Torrance.
The Boy Under the Tree. Reprinted by permission of David Coleman and Kevin Randall. ©1999 David Coleman and Kevin Randall.
For the Kids. Reprinted by permission of Diana Breclaw. ©1999 Diana Breclaw.
Piano Music. Reprinted by permission of Daneen Kaufman Wedekind. ©1999 Daneen Kaufman Wedekind.
A Not-So-Random Act of Kindness. Reprinted by permission of Will Keim, Ph.D. ©1999 Will Keim, Ph.D.
Christy's Last Day. Reprinted by permission of Christy Calchera. ©1999 Christy Calchera.
The Gift of Music. Reprinted by permission of Brandon Lagana. ©1999 Brandon Lagana.
Our Community. Reprinted by permission of Christa F. Sandelier. ©1999 Christa F. Sandelier.
The Kids in the Hall, written by Suzanne Casamento. Copyright ©1997, Seventeen magazine. Reprinted by permission of the Los Angeles Times.
My Sanctuary. Reprinted by permission of Eric Linder. ©1999 Eric Linder.
My Friend Kim. Reprinted by permission of Robert Tate Miller. ©1999 Robert Tate Miller.
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With Help from a Friend. Reprinted by permission of Dorri Olds. ©1999 Dorri Olds.
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Zap the Sap! Reprinted by permission of Eric Saperston. ©1999 Eric Saperston.
The Rest of the Story. Reprinted by permission of Jo Wiley Cornell. ©1999 Jo Wiley Cornell.
Stuck with No Way Out. Reprinted by permission of Rosanne Martorella. ©1999 Rosanne Martorella.
A Better Message. Reprinted by permission of Carol Grace Anderson, M.A. ©1999 Carol Grace Anderson, M.A.
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