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Kevin M. Sullivan is a writer and a teacher (M.A., English: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). He’s taught English in the United States and English, linguistics and humor studies in Japan. He’s also presented and published English-teaching research, paraphrased and indexed idioms for a vocabulary textbook (Impact Words + Phrases, Longman Asia, 1997) and written humor pieces. English alone couldn’t satisfy his language passion, so he’s been seeing seven others on the side, including Mandarin. A few languages took out restraining orders, but they’ve worked things out.
Supernatural.tv is one of the biggest “Supernatural” sites on the Web, offering news updates, episode guides, multimedia and a forum of over 25,000 committed posters.
Kristina Supler, Esq. advocates for students of all ages during the most difficult periods in their lives. Her experience is regularly enlisted for cases involving reports of sexual assault, and her services are particularly sought after to navigate complex Title IX cases with a parallel criminal investigation. Kristina also helps students facing academic integrity violations and other types of student discipline. She recognizes the emotional toll that cases take on families, and she brings empathy to her work. Kristina understands the importance of alternative forms of dispute resolution in a variety of contexts. Given the breadth of her legal experience, Kristina regularly writes and speaks on issues involving students and education.
Heather Swain is the author of two novels, Elliot’s Banana and Lucious Lemon, and the editor of Before: Short Stories About Pregnancy. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in literary journals, Web sites and magazines. She lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., with her husband, two children and dog.
Joe Sweeney is a businessman, entrepreneur, former sports agent, investment banker and author.
For 28 years, Joe has built a career by combining his love of business and his passion for sports. Joe brings an extensive background in hands-on business experience. Joe has owned and operated four manufacturing companies and has more than three decades experience in the business and sports worlds. Prior to acquiring an equity position in Corporate Financial Advisors, a middle-market investment banking firm, Joe founded and was president of SMG, a sports management firm that specializes in assisting and representing coaches and athletes including three-time MVP, Brett Favre. Joe was also president of the Wisconsin Sports Authority and serves or has served on 23 boards of directors. Joe received his BA from St. Mary’s College and his MBA from the University of Notre Dame.
Patrick Sweeney is a consultant in leadership communications and a New York Times bestselling author. He specializes in helping executives develop their thought leadership, share their inspiring stories, and deliver key messages in ways that are truly compelling—positioning themselves and their organizations for success.
Shanna Swendson’s first job out of college was in the public information office at a medical school, and while she didn’t know a real Dr. House, she did have to work with the personifications of a few of his more interesting traits (to put it nicely). Now she’s primarily a novelist, the author of Enchanted, Inc., Once Upon Stilettos and Damsel Under Stress. She’s also contributed to Flirting with Pride and Prejudice, Welcome to Wisteria Lane, So Say We All and Perfectly Plum, and she still does the occasional bit of medical writing. Visit her Web site at www.shannaswendson.com.
Dean Takahashi is a columnist in the business section of the San Jose Mercury News and author of The Xbox 360 Uncloaked: The Real Story behind Microsoft’s Next-Generation Video Game Console, launched in May 2006. He also wrote Opening the Xbox: Inside Microsoft’s Plan to Unleash an Entertainment Revolution. He currently writes a tech commentary and gadget review column for the newspaper of Silicon Valley. He also podcasts and blogs on video games for the Mercury News via Dean & Nooch on Gaming. For most of his 18 years as a journalist he has written stories about technology and has won several awards. He has written about the video-game industry for 10 years and the semiconductor industry for 12 years. When he has time, he’s an avid gamer. He lives in the suburbs of San Jose, Calif. His favorite game is Halo.
Yana Tallon-Hicks, LMFT, is a relationships therapist and a consent, sex, and sexuality writer and educator living in western Massachusetts. Her written and therapeutic work specializes in nonmonogamy, custom-built relationship design, and creative monogamy. She is the author of Hot and Unbothered: How to Think About, Talk About, and Have the Sex You Really Want.
John Talty is the senior sports editor and SEC Insider for Alabama Media Group, the leading statewide news organization—which includes AL.com, The Birmingham News, The Mobile Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times. He is an award-winning journalist who has covered college sports for nearly two decades, with a specific focus on the Southeastern Conference for most of the last decade.
Located in Birmingham, Alabama—the same city the SEC calls home—no one has a better feel for what moves Alabama and SEC football fans than John. He frequently appears on The Paul Finebaum Show on SEC Network, the most influential college sports show in the country, and regularly makes appearances on ESPN and Sirius/XM national radio shows. Finebaum has referred to John often on his show as college football’s best writer.
John has primarily covered SEC football since joining The Jackson Clarion-Ledger in 2012. In Alabama, John has written extensively about Saban and his Alabama football program. He has built deep relationships with former players, coaches, and staffers who have shared the same orbit as Saban. John also focused on sports business angles throughout college athletics, regularly writing about TV rights and athletic department finances, among other topics.
