Author Bios

Dr. Carol Olander was Director of SNAP Research and Analysis at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service and a top official there for 31 years.

Elizabeth Goldstein is president of the California State Parks Foundation.

Molly Knefel is a writer, comic and co-host of Radio Dispatch, a thrice-weekly internet radio show. She also teaches drama after school.

Jessica Silver-Greenberg is a reporter at The New York Times.  

Jimmy Johnson is a Detroiter and thinks you're great. 

Sam Yau, Chairman of the Board of the Esalen Institute, is a recognized business leader and strategist known for delivering rapid value creation for companies that need strategic repositioning …

Stefan Christoff is a Montreal-based writer, musician and community activist who contributes to rabble.ca. You can find Stefan at https://www.twitter.com/spirodon/