Authors

Naomi Drew, M.A., is the award-winning author of eight books. She is recognized around the world for her work in conflict resolution, peacemaking, and anti-bullying. Her work has been instrumental in introducing the skills of peacemaking into public education and has been recognized by educational leaders throughout the world.
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Jonathan C. Erwin, M.A., has been a secondary English teacher, professional development specialist, college professor, and director of training and curriculum for a federally funded character education program. His previous books include The Classroom of Choice (ASCD, 2004) and Inspiring the Best in Students (ASCD, 2010).
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Kelli J. Esteves, Ed.D.,  is an associate professor of education and the coordinator of global experiences for the College of Education at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. She teaches courses on topics related to special education, developmental theory, and children’s literature.
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Alison Feigh serves as the program coordinator at the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, a program of the National Child Protection Training Center. Influenced at an early age by the abduction of classmate Jacob Wetterling, she became an avid spokesperson on issues of personal safety.
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Stephanie Filio, M.Ed., is a middle school counselor in Virginia Beach, Virginia. . She received her undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Virginia and her M.Ed. in counseling from Old Dominion University. In a discussion with one of her UVA professors about her desire to stay in school forever, her mentor wisely responded, “If you want to be a lifelong learner, go into education,” and so she found her place.
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Janet Fox writes award-winning fiction and non-fiction for children of all ages. Her published works include the non-fiction middle grade book Get Organized Without Losing It (Free Spirit, 2006), and three YA historical romances: Faithful (Speak/Penguin Group, 2010), Forgiven (Penguin, 2011), and Sirens (Penguin, 2012).
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Judy S. Freedman, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., is a licensed clinical social worker with more than thirty years of therapeutic and educational experience with children, adolescents, and adults. During her more than two decades as a social worker in elementary schools, she created the Easing the Teasing program, which empowers kids with essential skills and strategies to handle teasing incidents, and which was the basis for her parenting book Easing the Teasing: Helping Your Child Cope with Name-Calling, Ridicule, and Verbal Bullying (Contemporary Books/McGraw Hill).
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Judith C. Galas started as a journalist in 1978 and has reported from Montana, New York, London, and Kansas City. She has written more than a dozen books, including several for young adults. A retired junior high English teacher, she now teaches journalism as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Kansas.
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Sherrie Gammage, Ed.D., senior program associate with Educators for Social Responsibility, was the site coordinator for the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program in New Orleans for six years. As an educator committed to anti-bias education, she works with local, regional, and national groups to create inclusive, just, and respectful learning environments in schools and community organizations.
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Liz Gogerly is a writer and an editor of children’s information books, and she is also a former teacher. Liz lives in Brighton, England.