Robin McCulloch grew up as military brat living around the world. He was born in France, although he was too young to remember much about it. His family eventually retired to Texas were he attended High School and College. As a regional manager for Yamaha Motor Corporation he moved to New Jersey were he met and married Carol. They have 3 sons and consequently Carol has been out numbered for the last 32 years! The McCulloch's are big boaters, mountain bikers and they love motorcycles. Robin served a mission to Scotland and has served in various Ward and Stake callings, he is currently serving in a YSA Bishopric.

Karl Ricks Anderson is affectionately known as “Mr. Kirtland” throughout the Church because of his love, research and writings on Kirtland Ohio area church history. Although he grew up in Utah, he has lived near Kirtland, Ohio for over 50 years. He is a popular author and entertaining speaker. Karl has worked with historians and prophets, written books, including Joseph Smith’s Kirtland and The Savior in Kirtland, helped acquire Kirtland properties and has done much to put Kirtland on the Church history map. He received a bachelor’s and MBA degree from University of Utah and had a career in the corporate world for over 20 years. He then taught and supervised seminaries and institutes for the Church in Northern Ohio.

Chad and Kymberly Wells are Utah transplants as of 2001 by way of California and Hawaii. They are the parents of five children with two who have already flown the nest. The three at home keep them hopping and running to various sports and activities. Chad works in the biotech field (cancer) and Kymberly is a part-time substitute teacher. When they have free time, they are often playing in the mountains or boating on some lake but they always try to put the gospel at the center of their lives.

Christopher Jones is a father, husband, and historian. A graduate of Brigham Young University (BA, 2007; MA, 2009) and the College of William & Mary (PhD, 2016), he is currently an assistant professor of history at BYU, where he teaches a variety of courses, including Revolutionary America, African American Family History, Slavery and the Slave Trade, Family and Law in American History, and Missions and Missionaries in American History. His research focuses on religion, race, slavery, and family in early America and the Atlantic World, and his work has been published in Religion & American Culture: A Journal of Interpretation, the Journal of Mormon History, and BYU Studies Quarterly. He is currently completing two book projects - a study of Methodism in Revolutionary America and a co-edited volume on Protestant and Latter-day Saint missions in American History. Christopher lives in South Jordan, Utah with his wife, Karim—a content creator, author, and photographer—and their four children. As a family, they enjoy food (both cooking and eating), hiking, reading, travel, and sports.

David-James Gonzales was born, raised, and educated in Southern California by Mexican American parents that instilled in him a love for education and a commitment to family and community. He is a professor of history at BYU where he teaches and researches race, migration, and civil rights in US History. He has published in several academic journals and anthologies including the Journal of American Ethnic History, American Studies (AMSJ), 50 Events That Shaped Latino History, and The U.S.-Mexico Border: A Reference Handbook. He is the receptor of multiple scholarly fellowships and awards including the Career Enhancement Fellowship by the Institute for Citizens and Scholars and the Butler Young Scholar Award by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies. His current book project is tentatively titled Breaking Down the Walls of Segregation: Mexican Americans and Civil Rights in Orange County, California. He is also a producer and co-host of the podcast New Books in Latino Studies, part of the New Books Network.

Emily Cushing was raised in South Jordan, Utah, and met her husband in their middle school math class. Her love of learning led her to become a teacher. She earned a master’s degree in teaching and learning at Brigham Young University and has taught, among other places, in Tonga, Myrtle Beach, and England. She currently teaches in the Education Department at Utah Valley University. She enjoys reading, running, traveling, living in foreign places, and, above all, spending time with her family.

Brent and his wife Sharon Kaye have four daughters and Jacob, the youngest. Brent has lived eight years overseas including Germany, Japan, and Brazil where he served a full-time mission. He holds a BA in International Relations and Portuguese from BYU and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. Jacob is a junior at BYU where he studies statistical science among other things and enjoys playing jazz with his trombone. His paper, “The Two Atonements” was recently accepted for presentation at the BYU Religious Education Student Symposium in February 2023.

Connie Xiaohua Zhang was born and raised in Beijing, China. She earned her BA in economics from Beijing University and MBA from Harvard Business School. She is the founder and CEO of Riley River Consultants, established in 2009. She helps North American green technology companies and medical device companies develop business in China. She is a renowned speaker and instructor who teaches about networking and marriage relationships across multiple key Chinese social media platforms. She is the author of Network Up (2019) and How to Raise Socially Intelligent Children (2020). She teaches online courses and gives talks to broad audiences in China about networking. She also holds a real estate license from the state of Texas, where she manages a broad portfolio of real estate. She enjoys international travel with her husband and two sons and oil painting in her leisure time.