Johnny Sue Reynolds is well known and admired among high school hospitality teachers in Texas. She has master's and doctorate's degrees and certification in Foodservice Management. Johnny Sue is Professor Emeritus at the University of North Texas and former Associate Dean and Hospitality Management Department Chair. She is currently an educational consultant who enjoys teaching/developing online courses, developing FCS assessment, and mentoring student teachers. Reynolds has taught family and consumer sciences courses in Texas middle schools and high schools, as well as adult education courses. She earned a B.S. degree from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, M.S. degree from the University of North Texas, and Ph.D. from Texas Woman's University.

Dorothy Chase, Ph.D., is a professor of Recreation and Tourism at Central Washington University and co-chair of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. Dr. Chase earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Winnipeg, a master's degree in Education Administration from Lakehead University, and a doctorate in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management from Clemson University. She spent a year as an exchange professor in Korea and has visited more than 50 countries for business or leisure. She has worked in retail travel and tours, and has also consulted in community tourism development. She served on provincial and national boards of the Canadian Institute of Travel Counselors for several years.