Michael J. Worth is a professor of Nonprofit Management in the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. He was vice president for development and alumni affairs at George Washington for eighteen years, where he planned and directed two comprehensive campaigns. He previously served as director of development at the University of Maryland College Park. Earlier in his career, he was assistant to the president at Wilkes University and director of development at DeSales University. As principal of a consulting firm, he has advised dozens of nonprofit organizations and educational institutions on strategic planning, governance, and fundraising programs. Dr. Worth has served as a member of the Commission on Philanthropy of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and an editor of the CASE International Journal of Educational Advancement. He has written academic and practitioner-oriented books related to fundraising, governing boards, and nonprofit management. Works include Leading the Campaign (2010), Foundations for the Future (2012), and the textbook Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice (3rd edition, 2014). He holds a B.A. in economics from Wilkes College, an M.A. in economics from The American University, and a Ph.D. in higher education from the University of Maryland.
John McConnell was involved in networking and the Internet for more than 30 years. A member of the ARPANET working group, John contributed to early Internet architecture and protocol development. He was one of the most frequently quoted e-business management consultants, with clients worldwide. John received a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Eric Siegel, principal Internet consultant with Keynote Systems, Inc., first worked on the Internet in 1978. He has taught Internet performance tuning, SLM, and QoS at major industry conferences such as Networld+Interop. Eric received his B.S. and M.E.E. degrees in electrical engineering from Cornell University, where he was elected to the electrical engineering honor society.
"Roger L. Williams " has spent more than 45 years researching the 7th Cavalry and the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Now retired after a 43-year career in the commercial airline industry, he resides with his wife in Arizona.