Frederick Glasser, Author, Is It Christmas Yet? Frederick Glasser is the author of Monsters Come Out Tonight! He has worked in editorial for Viking Penguin children's books, and in publicity, advertising, and marketing for the Random...

Herman Parish, Author, Amelia Bedelia Wraps It Up. Herman Parish was in the fourth grade when his aunt, Peggy Parish, wrote the first book about Amelia Bedelia.

• Tara Knudson, Author, Christmas Cookie Day. Tara Knudson is a former teacher who has been writing poetry and stories since she was a young girl growing up in Chicago. Her published work can be found in children's magazines, greeting...

• Jim Benton, Author, Comet the Unstoppable Reindeer. Jim Benton is the New York Times bestselling writer of the Dear Dumb Diary series and a cartoonist whose unique brand of humor has been seen on toys, television, T-shirts, greeting cards,...

Suzanne Nelson, Author, Over in a Stable. Suzanne has written several children's books, including Cake Pop Crush, You're Bacon Me Crazy!, Macarons at Midnight, Dead in the Water, The Sound of Munich, and Heart and Salsa. She lives...

• Loren Long, Illustrator, The Night Before Christmas. Loren Long is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling picture books Otis, Otis and the Tornado, Otis and the Puppy, An Otis Christmas and Otis and the Scarecrow....

Rick Pender is a Cincinnati arts journalist, author, radio interviewer, tour guide and urban resident. He has covered and promoted Cincinnati events and arts for four decades.

Regina Belle’s new single, “Freedom” featuring Iyanla Vanzant, reflects the political and moral climate in this country and abroad. Produced and written by Belle with Chris Walker, her longtime music partner and collaborator, the aptly...

Richard Bell served on the DNC National Lawyers Council, the Minority Voting Rights Committee, was an electoral poll monitor for the Obama campaign in Philadelphia in 2012, and an electoral poll monitor for the Clinton campaign in Broward...

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy. We never support or oppose any political party or...

Sherry Poland, Director, Board of Elections, Hamilton County Ohio

Currently, Lyra Logan is Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Florida Education Fund (FEF), a nonprofit that creates and implements educational programs for underrepresented groups. She also directs their pre-college programs,...

Scott O’Reilly says after a career of prosecuting cases involving child abuse he felt there had to be a better way to provide support, services and resources for abused children. To address this on-going issue, he founded the Little Fork...

Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church may be known in popular culture for his sermon at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle, his life work has been to fight for human and equal rights, the respect and recognition...

7TH Annual Laughter is the Best Medicine, September 25th at Newport Syndicate. St. Jude Laughter is the Best Medicine, presented by Window World Cincinnati, to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Treatments invented at St....

Jack Brendamour, Dragonfly Foundation Board Member & Junk King CEO.

Tracy Tutor is a top real estate agent. She is the first and only female cast member on Bravo's Million Dollar Listing LA.

Katie Blackburn (Executive Vice President, Cincinnati Bengals) Sheri Harper (Chief People Officer, Frisch’s Amy B. Spiller (President, Duke Energy Ohio & Kentucky)

Lady J, Spoken Word Artists, Poet and Author of The Trouble with Socks. The Trouble With Socks is a book of poetry, in which relationships are metaphorically related to socks that are mysteriously separated between the wash and the dry...

Back-to-school is more confusing than ever, but lunch doesn’t need to be difficult. As a registered dietitian, Grace Shea is a mom who specializes in working with children. She has nearly ten-years’ experience in coaching parents on quick,...

About the book--Sixteen-year-old Camino Rios lives for the summer—especially the first week of June—when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land—like clockwork, Camino...

About the book--Marin has always been good at navigating these unspoken guidelines. A star student and editor of the school paper, she dreams of getting into Brown University. Marin’s future seems bright—and her young, charismatic English...

About the book--In the small town of Alcolu, South Carolina, in 1944, 12-year-old Ella spends her days fishing and running around with her best friend Henry and cousin Myrna. But life is not always so sunny for Ella, who gets bullied for...

About the book--The title says it all: this fun debut is a comedic take on potty training with a clever message at the end. Two children bring home a pet porcupine, but they can only keep her if she's house-trained! After a whirlwind...

David Matthews, Author, Ace of Spades. Growing up as a bi-racial child, who could pass as either African American or white, Matthews says he knows first-hand how Americans can be racist. Matthews admits he slipped in and out of the black...