EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Dawson Church has edited or authored over 200 books. He is a co-founder of Aslan Publishing, a former CEO of Atrium Publisher's Group, and former publisher of Celebrity Press. During a long publishing career he has worked with many best-selling authors, such as Neale Donald Walsch (Conversations With God), Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad, Poor Dad) and James Twyman (Emissary of Love) as well as developing the careers of unknowns. Most recently he authored Soul Medicine (Elite, 2006), and is working on a new book about the effects of emotion on a class of genes called Immediate Early Genes. He consults with authors who are self-publishing through the Author's Publishing Cooperative. E Mail Dawson

EDITORIAL: Courtney Kumara Arnold, M.F.A., is also a writer and teacher. Before joining the Elite staff, she developed the Creative Writing curriculum for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s renowned Early College Program, and taught writing and literature at Columbia College Chicago. Courtney teaches workshops in energy work and Sacred Writing. Current writing projects include a novel, described as a “contemporary descent myth,” and research toward a book on the creative process as sacred/healing practice. For upcoming classes, visit www.sixteenpetals.com. E Mail Courtney

NEW VOICES PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Jeanne M. House, M.A., has contributed to or headed up the Sales and Marketing efforts of two book distributors, Summit Beacon International and Associated Publishing Group, NBC TV, Cambridge-Lee Industries and the Miami University Athletic Department. The unifying link between these diverse industries is her passion for communicating a clear message to a specific audience. For her, communication is a form of communion—where all parts of the publishing process come into union: the writing, the publishing, the sales, the marketing and the distribution are treated as part of a unified whole. E Mail Jeanne

TYPESETTER: Karin Kinsey is a free-lance travel writer and graphic designer living in San Rafael, California, where she owns her own business and is the art director for an adventure travel magazine, and also for Common Ground magazine. Her love of marine mammal life has led her to leading adventure trips and exploring such places as Hawaii, the Caribbean, Mexico and British Columbia, and to write the book Dancing on Water. E Mail Karin

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Jeff Anderson is a coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul and other published works. He is a coach and spiritual counselor, warmly regarded by his clients as a wise, compassionate and caring soul. He serves as a Licensed Practitioner at the Center for Spiritual Living in Santa Rosa, and works part time at Elite Books coordinating book production projects. E Mail Jeff