Dr. Simon Cleveland is faculty director and associate professor of the practice at Georgetown University. He has over 20 years of experience in the fields of corporate and government leadership, higher education administration, project management, information systems, and technology management, having worked in various leadership roles for organizations such as MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Homeland Security, NASA, Accenture, America Online, Georgetown University, and City University of Seattle. Dr. Cleveland holds a PhD in Information Systems from Nova Southeastern University, an MS in Project Management from The George Washington University, an MA in Leadership from City University of Seattle, and a BS in Management and Marketing from George Mason University. He is certified as a project management professional (PMP), Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB) expert, and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM). Dr. Cleveland is the author of 45 peer-reviewed publications in journals and conferences, is a three-time recipient of the prestigious Kerzner Scholarship awarded by the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation, and is a Tropaia Award recipient for Outstanding Faculty at Georgetown University.
With more than two decades in the education and publishing industries, Dr. Marisa Cleveland is adamant about supporting efforts toward the betterment of the human condition. Cleveland is the executive director for The Seymour Agency, a Hodges University Board of Trustees member, and a New York Times bestselling author. In 2021, Cleveland was honored with a Distinguished Online Teaching nomination for Southern New Hampshire University, where she is an adjunct professor. Gulfshore Business and D’Latinos magazines honored Cleveland with the Arts and Culture 2015 FACE Award, and in 2014, Gulfshore Business selected her as a “40 Under Forty” honoree. Cleveland holds an EdD in Organizational Leadership from Northeastern University, and an MA in Educational Administration and a BS in Speech Communication from George Mason University.
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Jacob Clifton is a staff writer for the Web site Television Without Pity, writing weekly columns about television topics and series of interest (currently: “The Apprentice,” “Doctor Who,” “Battlestar Galactica” and “American Idol”). Excerpts of his writing have been used as readings for graduate and undergraduate classes in women’s studies, media studies and psychology. Other media credits include appearances on “E! True Hollywood Story,” commentary on media topics for MTV News, and several national newspapers and radio shows. Jacob lives and writes in Austin, Texas, and is currently editing his novels Red Settlement and Serious Vanity for publication.
Jeremy Clyman, MA , is pursuing his doctorate in clinical psychology at Yeshiva University in New York City. In 2007, he graduated from Northeastern University with an MA in journalism with a specialization in mental health. He has written for numerous publications that examine issues of cinema/television and mental health and is proud to join the esteemed group of writers at BenBella Books.
Jennifer Coburn is a chick-lit writer living in San Diego with her husband William and their daughter Katie. She is the author of The Wife of Reilly, Reinventing Mona and Tales From the Crib. Coburn’s debut novel has been optioned for film by Freedom Productions and Gold Circle Films. Her fourth novel, a sequel to Tales, will be released in February 2007. She has written for national and regional newspapers and magazines, and especially enjoys writing about mothering.
Graham Cochrane is a TEDx speaker, the author of How to Get Paid for What You Know and the forthcoming Rebel. Graham talks about mindset, habits, and happiness as they relate to business and your life’s purpose on his podcast, The Graham Cochrane Show, which has been downloaded over a million times. He’s been featured in Forbes, CNBC, Business Insider, and popular business industry podcasts.
Joel H. Cohen was born and raised in Calgary, Canada. In addition to writing several films, two books, and complaints to newspapers about inaccurate horoscopes, he’s been a writer/producer on The Simpsons for the last 21 years. Joel has won three Emmy Awards, three Writers Guild Awards, and, one time, a glass donkey in a game of bingo.
Leslie Cohen is the author of This Love Story Will Self-Destruct and My Ride or Die. She studied literature and creative writing at Columbia University. She lives on the Upper West Side with her husband and two children. Her favorite hockey team is the New York Rangers.
Sonia Nassery Cole came to the United States from her native Afghanistan as a teenager. In the early 1980s, Cole wrote to President Reagan requesting help for the people in her native Afghanistan, under attack then from the Soviet Union.
The president invited her to Washington, D.C., and she worked with him to get congressional authorization for intervention in Afghanistan. Since then, Cole has actively worked with various organizations and committees set up for the improvement of the conditions and quality of life in Afghanistan. Among these is the Afghanistan Relief Committee, set up by past U.S. ambassadors to Afghanistan. In response to the urgency of humanitarian relief required in Afghanistan following Western military intervention post 9/11, Cole founded the Afghanistan World Foundation (AWF). The AWF has worked with various other organizations on making healthcare and education more accessible to Afghan children.
Her film The Black Tulip was Afghanistan’s official submission to the 2010 Academy Awards and releases in the United States on October 26, 2012. The film has premiered in prestigious film festivals all over the world.
