Jack Bauer is a psychology professor at the University of Dayton in Ohio. He researches personal growth and self-identity. He can speak about the role that gratitude plays in determining personal well-being.

The Rev. David J. Holden was the minister for adult education and men’s ministries with the United Church of Christ’s Worship and Education Ministry Team of Local Church Ministries in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2003, he wrote an essay describing domestic violence as a men’s problem that should be addressed within a Christian framework.

Bridge Builders is a ministry of the Vineyard Church of Columbus, Ohio, to help incorporate disabled children and their families into the full range of church activities.

Kathleen D. Bolduc has a son with autism and has written several books stemming from their experiences. They include His Name Is Joel: Searching for God in a Son’s Disability and A Place Called Acceptance: Ministry With Families of Children With Disabilities. She lives in Cincinnati.

The United Church of Christ Disabilities Ministries is an inclusion ministry for people with disabilities.

Barbara Sue Ryden is an associate professor of astronomy at Ohio State University in Columbus, author of Introduction to Cosmology and co-author of Basic Astrophysics (2008).

Christopher S. Kochanek is an astronomy professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar in Observational Cosmology at Ohio State University in Columbus. He is an expert in cosmology.

Carol Topp, author of Homeschool Co-ops: How to Start Them, Run Them and Not Burn Out (2008), blogs about the issues of running a co-op and offers workshops and other resources to parents interested in homeschooling children. Topp is a CPA who works out of her home office in Cincinnati.

Timothy Hall is an associate professor of philosophy at Oberlin College & Conservatory in Oberlin, Ohio. He teaches a variety of ethics courses, and his research interests include the applied ethics of gun control.