SUSAN LANG JAMES is the owner of the Shaklee Wellness Center in Long Beach for the past 26 years. She is a producer/director/actress/singer having created shows for the American Theatre Wing and the USO as well as performing in regional theatre, off and on-Broadway.

JOHANNA MATHIESON-ELLMER was Director of the Shelter Rock Academy, an Alternative High School Program in the Herricks school district. She formerly was Principal of the Harriet Eisman Alernative High School in Long Beach, Ny for 21 years. As a founding Director of Artists in Partnership, she has developed joint programs with youth and AIP and moderated the "Conversations on the Arts" panel discussions.

S. SCOTT MILLER is an executive retiree from the U. S.
Department of Justice. He has been an active volunteer with AIP for over 4 years and also serves on the Board of Directors for other Long Beach organizations, including the West End Arts Organization. His photographic interests are in landscape, genealogy sites and paleontology, being an on-site contributing photographer to the College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum.

TINA POSTERLI is a writer, singer and actress whose work has been produced in the New York International Fringe Festival and the Midtown International Theatre Festival as well as venues across New York City. She has appeared on television and radio and had an original series on Manhattan Cable Network. She has extensive experience in non-profit management, and has managed nearly forty chapters nationwide for the Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. in Bayside, NY.