Jiro Adachi, MFA, Colorado State U.; has taught writing and ESL/EFL at CSU, SVA, Hunter College, and Stern College for Women; author of a novel, The Island of Bicycle Dancers.

Lily Alexander, PhD, U. of Alberta, Canada; has been teaching film studies since 1990; articles published internationally on film, communication, and culture; has given numerous lectures and presentations at conferences and universities in the U.S. and abroad.

Roberta Allen, author of The Travelling Woman and Certain People (short short stories), The Daughter, Amazon Dream (memoir), Fast Fiction and The Playful Way to Serious Writing (writing guides), and The Dreaming Girl (novel).

Rebecca M. Alvin, MA, The New School; BS, Emerson College; independent media artist, teacher, critic, and curator; has been making films and videos for more than 14 years; her documentaries have been shown from San Francisco to Berlin in a variety of venues; currently in postproduction on Women of Faith, about women and the Catholic Church; freelance writer with work published in Cineaste, the Journal of Film and Video, and other periodicals.

Sherry A. Amatenstein, former editor-in-chief, Woman's Own; articles published in Ladies' Home Journal, Mademoiselle, TV Guide, USA Weekend, Family Circle, and Cosmopolitan; recipient of essay-writing award from Writer's Digest.

Robert Ante, PhD, Columbia U.; honorary president, Form Development Comm., T'ai Chi Ch'uan Assn. (China); U.S. branch chairman, Intl. T'ai Chi Ch'uan Fed.; senior student of Grand Masters Cheng Man-ch'ing, Yu Hsien-wen, and Hsiao Chu-ming.

David Arcos, MA, Parsons The New School for Design; professional photographer whose clients include the NY state tourism industry; fashion and tabletop photographer; designer for multimedia with images and graphics.

Moshe Ariel, former soloist with the Israeli Inbal Dance Theatre; has worked on stage, screen, and TV.

Yeghia Aslanian, EdD, Columbia U. Teachers College; associate professor, CUNY.

Christine Augello, MA, ATR, NYU; currently art therapist at North Shore U. Hospital in Manhasset and in private practice; recently served on the Executive Board, NY Coalition for Creative Arts Therapies.

Rachel M. Aydt, contributes regularly to magazines including Time International, Prevention, NYMag.com, Inked, Redbook, and Photo District News; has worked in publishing for 15 years including at Cosmopolitan, YM, American Heritage, and, most recently, CosmoGirl as research director.