Dr. Ryan T. Cragun is a husband, father, and sociologist of worldviews (in order of importance). The focus of his scholarship is Mormonism and nonreligion. His research has been published in a variety of academic journals, like: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Sociology of Religion, and the Social Science and Medicine.

Mark Croft seeks to support, educate, counsel, and provide resource information for caregivers. As a Florida Certified Long Term Care Ombudsman he investigates complaints and advocates for residents in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities and Adult Family care Homes. His training includes University of Maryland and St Stephens Chaplaincy Service, dementia and hospice training.

Rich Cupertino has been a resident of Florida for six years now. He is a native of Hudson Valley, New York. Rich is an employee at Master the Possibilities. He also teaches classes featuring the music from the 50's through the 70's each term. A different program is featured every term.

Frank Sunshadow Curtis is a photographer, storyteller and Native American flutist. He writes children's stories in the style of his Indian elders to teach important life lessons. He transforms those stories by illustrating them and putting them to music. Curtis has performed at art galleries, libraries, schools and assisted-living facilities.

Heath learned how to dive while living in Hawaii in 1989. She now has over a thousand dives, and became a PADI instructor in 2011. She currently teaches snorkeling, Discover Scuba, Scuba Certification, and Advanced Scuba and Refresher Dives.

Jill has a BS from Nova Southeastern University and a Master's Degree in Education from Troy State University. Prior to retiring as a middle school pre-Algebra teacher, Jill Davis worked at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, in St. Augustine, Florida.

Cammy Dennis holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, and fitness certifications in both personal training and group exercise from the American Council on Exercise and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America. Cammy's fitness career spans 25 years and includes experience in personal training, group fitness instruction, fitness education and program management.

Mark DeNote is a freelance craft beer writer and founding editor of FloridaBeerNews.com, a website devoted to Florida's craft beer industry.

Jim Di Paolo started his music career on the accordion at the age of five. He began taking piano lessons during his elementary school years. Jim joined the junior high school marching band playing the tenor saxophone and formed his first band playing the accordion. He became a fulltime church organist and accompanied the choir at a local Catholic Church.

Professor Lisa Didier taught at the College of Lake County, IL for 20 years before taking her classroom to sea as guest 'enrichment' lecturer aboard 80 cruises for the Celebrity, Holland America, Azamara and Princes cruise lines.

Frank DiPiero spent 35 years in public education, 16 as a secondary science teacher and the rest in a variety of administrative roles from principal to superintendent. He also had a second career as an Air Force officer with 30 years of reserve and active duty service.

Frank Alan Dole received his M. Div. in New Testament studies from Temple Baptist Theological Seminary in 1985. He became a hospice chaplain in 1994 until retirement in 2016. Served also as a bereavement coordinator and facilitator 2007- 2016. He and his wife Cindy now live in Ocala, Florida.

Gary Donaho retired from the Collier County Sheriff's Office in Naples, Florida in 2012. He served as a Fingerprint Examiner and Background Investigator Deputy. He currently lives in On Top of the World.

Debora has been a registered nurse for 30 years and a Family Nurse Practitioner for 20 years, with experience in Family Practice, Urgent Care, Occupational Health Wound and Wound Care. She opened Symphony Healthcare in December, 2012, with a focus on Functional Medicine, health and wellness. She focuses on structure and function of body systems, to work on correcting foundational chemistry.