Stefano L. Vaccara, MA, Boston U.; laureate, U. of Siena (Italy); editor and columnist of Oggi 7, weekly magazine of the Italian language daily America Oggi; his articles and interviews have been published in major Italian newspapers; has taught Italian at The New School for more than ten years.

Liria M. Van Zandt, MA in Cinema Studies, NYU; native of Brazil; has taught Portuguese at Fordham U., CCNY, and SUNY New Paltz.

Gina Vutera, studied at U. Libre de Bruxelles; has taught Italian in Europe and the U.S.; cofounder of Rose Live Music and Rose Art Foundation in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; co-owner of an Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, Vutera.