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Chitra Nawbatt is a unique multi-industry and multidisciplinary executive, bringing over 25 years of expertise as a business launcher, builder, operator, and investor.
She is the creator, producer, and host of The CodeBreaker Mindset, where she interviews C-level leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors on growth, innovation, business building, and investing. Chitra serves as a frequent interviewer of global leaders and influencers for various media platforms, including being a contributing host of the Harvard Business School SkyDeck podcast, Reuters, and Women’s Forum.
Chitra has a certified public accountant designation, and is a graduate of Harvard Business School, Harvard University, and Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.
Vera Nazarian immigrated to the USA from the former USSR as a kid, sold her first story at 17 and has been published in numerous anthologies and magazines, seen on Nebula Awards Ballots, honorably mentioned in Year’s Best volumes and translated into seven languages. A member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, she made her novel debut with the critically acclaimed Dreams of the Compass Rose (Wildside Press, 2002), followed by Lords of Rainbow (Betancourt & Company, 2003). Look for her novella The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass with introduction by Charles de Lint from PS Publishing and her collection Salt of the Air with introduction by Gene Wolfe from Prime Books, 2005. Visit her Web site at www.veranazarian.com.
Sharlotte Neely, Ph.D., is an award-winning professor of anthropology at Northern Kentucky University. A native of Savannah, Ga., she holds degrees in anthropology from both Georgia State University in Atlanta and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author of the well-reviewed book Snowbird Cherokees and a consultant on the award-winning documentary film of the same title. Dr. Neely has a lifelong love of science fiction and is the author, as Sharlotte Donnelly, of Kasker, a novel of anthropological science fiction. She thinks Dune is the greatest SF novel of all time.
Nattie Neidhart is a third-generation WWE Superstar who has wrestled at the highest level for nearly 18 years. Her family, the Harts, built a wrestling dynasty spanning nearly eight decades. She is the first woman in the family to carry on the tradition and holds 6 world records. She and her husband TJ, along with their 8 cats, reside in Tampa, Florida, where they train aspiring wrestlers in their private training facility, The Dungeon.
Sophia A. Nelson is the chairman and founder of iask, Inc. (aka “I Am My Sister’s Keeper”), an international organization dedicated to the service, self, and success of professional black women. She is a popular blogger and much sought-after national columnist, speaker, and political/social commentator for media outlets such as CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, NPR, The Huffington Post, BET, and BBC. Her opinion pieces have appeared in The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Chicago Sun Times, USA TODAY, Essence, and National Law Journal/LegalTimes.
Aaron Thomas Nelson is a writer and editor living in El Dorado Hills, Calif., with his wife and four daughters. Along with his graphic novel Marlow, his comics Joe Doogan: Zombie Hunter and Kid Lightspeed and the Neutron Women are slated for publication. He has also edited two volumes of Arcana’s Dark Horrors Anthology. In 2005, he delivered a paper on Ultimate Spider-Man at Comic-Con in San Diego. When he has some spare time, Aaron enjoys running. Aaron is also found at www.aaronthomasnelson.blogspot.com.
Carol J. Nemeroff, Ph.D., is associate professor of psychology at Arizona State University and director of the Mind-Body Health Lab. Since 1984 she has been researching the nature and impact of magical thinking in daily life. She is a tremendous fan of Harry Potter and would like to teach at Hogwarts someday.
Matthew Newell has dedicated his life to helping children with special needs and brain injuries. As founder of The Family Hope Center in Greater Philadelphia, he has assembled a team of doctors and therapists and developed neurologically based therapy programs for over thousands of families, guiding parents through the process of healing their children. His rate of success with these children is unparalleled in the field. Over the past 35 years, Matthew has lectured and initiated child development programs internationally, working with parents and specialists in more than two dozen countries. He is the recipient of many international awards, including The Founders Award from The International Academy for Child Brain Development, which is the highest honor given by the academy.
A native of England, Carol Newell has dedicated her life to helping children, particularly those with special needs. She began her career as a Certified Nursery Nurse in the UK, where she worked with healthy children as well as those with varying degrees of health problems. After becoming fascinated by the advancements made with brain-injured children by the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential, Carol contacted the IAHP about a position. She was accepted into a four-year program that brought her to the United States, where she later became certified in Child Brain Development. Carol ran the Early Development Program for IAHP for 10 years. She has worked in a clinical setting with special needs children for 35 years.
