Daniels, Dick: - Dr. Dick Daniels is the grandfather of the seven characters in the nationally awarded Oak Street trilogy. Dick has authored three awarded leadership books: Leadership Briefs, Leadership Core, and Hardwiring New Leadership Habits. He hosts the Right to the Point Podcast: Leadership Insights in Ten Minutes or Less for Right Management of Florida and Caribbean where he serves as Vice President of Talent Management for Consulting Services. Dick is a board member for Hodos Institute providing leadership research and training in Ukraine.

Bozarth, Mollie: - "Mollie grew up reading bed-time stories and fairy tales with her mom, who will still read favorite books to her by request. She started drawing and painting at an early age. Eventually, a high school painting class introduced her to her favorite medium - watercolor. Now, with a BS in K-12 Art Education from Indiana Wesleyan University, and an MFA in Illustration from the University of Hartford, Mollie teaches high school art in Franklin, Tennessee. Outside of teaching and coaching, she enjoys free-lance illustration. Her work ranges from calligraphy to illustrative portraits, murals, and children's book illustration."