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Carole A. Nassab is an associate of the Center for Creative Learning in Sarasota, Florida. She has been a middle school teacher, guidance counselor, principal, pupil personnel director, adjunct professor, and school board member and has authored or coauthored several publications for school and community use, including Thinking Tools Lessons, Thinking With Standards, The CPS Kit, and Enhancing and Expanding Gifted Programs: The Levels of Service Approach.

Edwin C. Selby serves as an associate and a member of the board of directors of the Center for Creative Learning in Sarasota, Florida, and as an adjunct professor with Fordham University’s graduate school of education. Previously, Selby served for many years as a public school music and drama teacher and as a board of education member and officer.

Carol V. Wittig, an associate and a member of the board of directors of the Center for Creative Learning in Sarasota, Florida, is an experienced elementary classroom teacher and gifted programming specialist in public elementary and middle schools.

Steve Breakstone, co-founder of Balance Educational Services, LLC, is a specialist in student discipline, bullying and violence prevention, behavior management and effective communication styles. During his dynamic workshops, he uses his theatrical experience to role-play serious realities such as being bullied, being the subject of rumors or being shunned by cliques.

Michael Dreiblatt of Manchester Center, Vermont is a co-founder of Balance Educational Services, LLC and Stand Up to Bullying. He is an outstanding national speaker and educational consultant, who concentrates in anti-bullying, violence prevention, creating healthy relationships, and discipline of students with special needs.

Karen Dreiblatt, cofounder of Balance Educational Services, LLC, has devoted her adult life to bettering the lives of children. Using her background in psychology, Dreiblatt has worked with middle school students in special education, founded a play-based preschool, and has worked in the nonprofit sector to provide healthy recreation options for children of all ages.

Clarissa A. Willis is the associate director of the Center of Excellence at East Tennessee State University and an associate professor of special education in the Department of Human Development and Learning. She is the author of Teaching Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and coauthor of Inclusive Literacy Lessons with Special Education Adaptations.

Ronald W. Rebore is a professor at Saint Louis University located in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Angela L. E. Walmsley is an assistant professor at Saint Louis University located in Saint Louis, Missouri. She has been working in the field of education for approximately 13 years.

Helen Miller is currently holding the position of the autism coordinator in her school district. In this capacity, she encourages research-based programming and provides training and consultation services to the teachers and paraeducators who work with students with autism. For over 20 years, she served many students with communication delays, including those with autism.