Dr. Robb Hoch has been with LDS Seminaries & Institutes for 28 years and is currently teaching at Ensign College. He served a mission to Virginia and was recently released as Bishop—but his favorite calling of all-time was Primary Chorister. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from BYU, a Master’s degree from Idaho State University, and a Doctoral degree from the University of Utah. Dr. Hoch and his wife, Melissa, are guides for Mormon Heritage Tours. They have six children (including two sets of twins) and one grandson—who lives 9947 miles away in South Africa. He has over one million views of his LDS spoof songs on TikTok.

Dr. LaShawn C. Williams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Relational Change Strategist focusing on the interactions between people and across differences where connection matters most. Her anti-oppression work centers on the effects of marginalization, isolation, and disconnection in personal and professional spaces. She specializes in interpersonal and organizational change from the margins to the center. Grounded in Relational Cultural Theory, Dr. Williams works with leaders at every organizational level to help them engage the taboo concepts of interpersonal shame and humiliation then commuting to create pathways toward mutual empathy and empowerment. She is an accessible consultant to local, regional, and national organizations. She is passionate about Relational Transformation and eagerly supports individuals, couples, families and groups through her practice, Relational Spaces at The Utah Center for Connection in Orem.

Amy Harris is a native of Ogden, Utah. Without any effort on her part, she was raised by spectacularly good parents and particularly stellar siblings, a blessing she is daily grateful for. She began filling out pedigree charts when she was six or seven and has never lost her love of the past and her interest in family relations. A professor of history and family history at BYU, Amy’s research focuses on families, women, and gender in eighteenth-century Britain, though she has also written on family and genealogy in the Latter-day Saint context. In 2017 she delivered a BYU forum talk about genealogical consciousness titled, somewhat inexplicably, “How dead cats, your siblings, eighteenth-century English clergy, making lists, TED talks, evolutionary biology, Susa Young Gates, and my mom can save the world from being utterly wasted.” Her most recent work, A Single View: Family Life and the Unmarried in Georgian England will be published by Oxford University Press next year. Amy currently serves as coordinator for BYU’s Family History bachelor’s program.

Emily Estes wears many hats- wife, best friend, mother of three, service operations executive, autism advocate and faithful Latter-day Saint- just to name a few. Emily attended Brigham Young University to study sociology while beginning a career in customer service. After establishing her career as a customer service manager, and one really bad sunburn, Emily met her husband Matthew in a Dayton, Ohio singles ward. One magical date with dinner and a 'Beatles' concert, and life has never been the same since! Emily, Matthew, their two boys and rambunctious shih tzu recently settled in Utah and patiently await the day when they can be reunited with their daughter in Heaven.

Matthew Estes lives in a beautiful home just south of Salt Lake City Utah with his gorgeous wife, two precocious children and adorable dog, Lucy. When Matthew isn't being a stay-at-home dad (aka chauffeur), he is a professional D&D Dungeon Master and manager at a local game shop. Through Dungeons & Dragons, Matthew is able to help youth and young adults find themselves through their imagination and develop valuable social skills. As an advocate for autism, having both a brother and son with this "superpower", Matthew enjoys the opportunity to help neurodiverse individuals find ways to express themselves. He also enjoys a good video game, reading a classic comic book or listening to interesting movie themed podcasts.

Joel Sawat Selway is half-Thai, half-English from West Sussex, England. His middle name means good fortune in Thai. He is a professor of political science at BYU and has published widely on ethnicity, nationalism, and global health. He speaks Thai, Greek, and French. Joel has four children.