Joey Easton O'Donnell was president of Global Village Communications, a nonprofit educational television production company, for longer than she cares to admit. During that time, she wrote and produced more than 50 television programs and as many successful foundation proposals. She now serves as copy editor for the Higher Education Exchange, editor of the monthly online journal, Garden Sense, and chief-wrangler at Family of Writers.

 

Kevin O'Donnell, Joey's son, is editor-in-chief for Fairmont High School's award-winning online newspaper, The Flyer.

 

Jared Namenson is the retired vice president of the Institute of Reading Development and holds a law degree from Stanford University. He has produced training materials on grammar and usage; written and edited workbooks and journal articles in the fields of education, computer science, and law; and taught writing at Kansas State University. He loves helping students prepare for college entrance exams. Read his blog at Country Chart Talk.

 

Nan Easton Namenson served for many years as copy editor for the scientific journal Applied Spectroscopy, while also editing articles and books and baking delicious loaves of French bread. At Applied Spectroscopy, Nan worked closely with the writers to help make technical scientific material straightforwardly readable.

 

You can imagine how insufferable our dinner conversation is.