Abena Thomas is a Public Health specialist with over 10 years of experience in HIV and AIDS, infectious disease, as well as Maternal Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition programming, and Paul is world and humanitarian assignment photographer, Paul has been capturing social, cultural and geo-political issues through his camera for over 15 years.

As a scientist and a man of reason, Jeffrey Rosenthal has long considered the value of luck, good and bad, seeking to measure chance and hope in formulas scratched out on chalkboards. In Knock on Wood, Rosenthal, with great humour and irreverence, divines the world of luck, fate and chance, putting his considerable scientific acumen to the test in deducing whether luck is real or the mere stuff of superstition.

Marv Franz consults senior leaders, executive teams, and boards through change processes. He consistently helps management and project teams, to heighten overall performance by sharpening their focus and then coaching individual team members through their own unique leadership and management challenges.

Multi-award winning recording artist, Ali Matthews has been a performing songwriter since her teens and has built a strong following across Canada and beyond.

Steve Norton is a husband, father and pastor of youth and community outreach in Scarborough, ON. He's passionate about seeing the justice of God's kingdom in our city.

Cleo loves his life as a youth pastor in suburban Denver, but his genuine support for a teenage girl has put his job in jeopardy.

He is a former Senior Fellow of Biblical Studies for BioLogos and author of many books and commentaries, including Inspiration and Incarnation, The Evolution of Adam, and The Bible Tells Me So. His most recent book is The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our ;Correct; Beliefs.

Progressive Faith Collective is a diverse people in the Greater Toronto Area who realize that the faith and tradition in which we once thrived, no longer works for us.

Drawing upon the perspectives of neurologists, anthropologists, and historians, as well as her own research, Pagels opens unexpected ways of understanding persistent religious aspects of our culture.A provocative and deeply moving account from one of the most compelling religious thinkers at work today, Why Religion? explores the spiritual dimension of human experience.

Cheryl is the Vice President for Public Engagement which includes the following teams: Public Relations and Communications (media relations, corporate social media, public relations supporting marketing activities), Engagement and Awareness (non-financial actions with Canadians, support to volunteers, youth and celebrities), and Brand & Creative Solutions (creative components to World Vision's work for internal and external resources).