Mary Lord, a Washington, D.C.-based freelance journalist who specializes in education, wrote “2 for 1,” the article describing the merger of engineering and business programs at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Her articles have appeared in Essence magazine, the Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report. A mother of two school-age children, Mary was recently elected to a seat on the local Board of Education. She will work on approving academic standards, helping to create accountability plans and progress reports, and advising on a range of policies from preschool programs to sex education.

Artist-designer Greg Morgan, who developed the collage illustrating “2 for 1,” lives outside of Austin, Texas, in the quaint town of Fredericksburg. He runs the design firm Morgan_Mohon, illustrates, and teaches art at a private school. With his wife, Candace, who is also a designer, he has four daughters aged 3 to 11. Greg has always collected ephemera and elements for collage and is now offering his work as fine art. His clients include Starbucks, Martha Stewart, Boston Glove and Fast Company.

James Godman, who shot the portraits that accompany “Educator for the Real World,” the profile of Jim Melsa, creates highly effective and unusual photographs for advertising and editorial projects. His work has been published worldwide for a diverse array of clients, including McDonald’s, Motorola, and United Technologies. His editorial images have been featured in many major magazines, including Business 2.0, London Sunday Business and Seventeen. James lives and works in a loft located on Chicago’s historic Motor Row.

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