As a law school honor graduate, Charlotte Livingston Piotrowski litigated for ten years before she turned her attention to other endeavors. She has published articles in numerous regional magazines and her essay on racial harmony was included in "How to Achieve a Heaven on Earth," a book conceived and financed by John E. Wade II.

Charlotte, John Wade, Daniel Agatino, Michael Nagler, and Martin Rutte collaborated on, "Glimpses of Heaven on Earth," the 2014 Living Now Bronze Medal Winner for Social Activism/Charity.

Charlotte and John work on other literary and creative projects, including his soon-to-be released memoir, "The Bipolar Millionaire and the Operation," which she primarily edited. Charlotte also manages John's websites and social media. Additionally, Charlotte is responsible for her Rent-A-Nerd, Inc.'s (the company her husband founded in 1997) website, digital media, and community outreach.

In addition to cheering on the New Orleans Saints, Charlotte enjoys traveling, gardening, and volunteering for local animal shelters and other civic organizations.

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Dr. Gal Luft is co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) a Washington based think tank focused on energy security. He is also Senior Adviser to the United States Energy Security Council and Co-chairman of the Global Forum on Energy Security in Beijing. He specializes in strategy, geopolitics, energy security, and technological innovation. Newsweek Magazine called him a "tireless and independent advocate of energy security," the business magazine Poder called him "one of the most recognizable figures in modern energy and security issues," and Esquire Magazine included him in its list of America's Best and Brightest. Dr. Luft has published numerous studies and articles on security and energy issues in various newspapers and publications. He is co-author of Energy Security Challenges for the 21st Century (2009), Turning Oil into Salt: Energy Independence Through Fuel Choice (2009) and Petropoly: The Collapse of America's Energy Security Paradigm (2012) He is author of Beer, Bacon and Bullets: Culture in Coalition Warfare from Gallipoli to Iraq (2010). He appears frequently in the media and consults to various think tanks and news organizations worldwide. He holds a doctorate in strategic studies from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS,) Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Thomas R. McFaul received his Ph.D. from Boston University. His scholarly interests combine Sociology, Ethics, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Studies of the Future. He is an emeritus faculty member at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. He continues to teach ethics courses in the graduate Liberal Studies program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas as an adjunct professor and comparative religion at Collin College in Frisco, Texas. He has received two outstanding teaching awards.

He has published seven books including a trilogy on the future: The Future of Peace and Justice in the Global Village: the Role of World Religions in the Twenty-First Century (2006), The Future of Truth and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century: Modernism and the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century (2010), and The Future of God in the Global Village: Spirituality in an Age of Terrorism and Beyond (2011). His most recent book that he coauthored with Dr. Al Brunsting is God Is Here to Stay: Science, Evolution, and Belief in God (2014).

In addition to his teaching and scholarship, he has served in several administrative positions including Dean of Liberal Arts--University of Baltimore and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs--George Williams College. His current research interests focus on the connection between science and spirituality.

Darlene MacInnis lives in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada with her husband Trevor and daughter Sophie. Her adult children Alecia, Mitch and Stepson Craig live in their own homes.

She is a Hypnotist, Life Coach and NLP Practitioner and operates Atlantic Hypnosis Centre.

Darlene’s passion is to support her clients through the journey that we call life and to teach them to realize the power of their own mind.

I was born in Decatur, Alabama, grew up in Georgia and Mississippi and have lived in New Orleans for many years. After high school, I attended the Air Force Academy for six months until I received an honorable medical discharge resulting from a severe case of meningitis and my first experience with bipolar disorder. Eventually I enrolled at the University of Georgia, where I received a BBA and MA, was named the most outstanding senior accounting student, and served as president of Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting honor society. I worked in accounting for nearly thirty years.

I began writing in 1998, and my first book-length work, Focus Investing, was purchased, but never published, because of changing market conditions. Still, I had discovered the joy of writing and have since produced many essays. Deep Within My Heart is a published book containing many of my earliest essays. My next book project was How to Achieve a Heaven on Earth, a collection of essays on the ten elements of which I conceived. I am especially proud of this work and hope it inspires humankind for generations. Additionally in 2012 Ronald Reagan’s Wisdom for the Twenty-First Century was published, which excerpts some of Reagan’s most insightful and articulate quotations from before, during and even after his presidency with commentary highlighting the ways in which Reagan’s wisdom is as relevant as ever. My most recent literary projects is The Bipolar Millionaire and the Operation, a memoir on my life which will be released this coming July.

In 2006, I founded the charity Soldiers of Love, which encourages and enables ordinary citizens to work toward a better world. Soldiers of Love partners with other charities with similar goals, both in the local New Orleans community and beyond. In 2011, I founded World10, Inc. through which I produced the television series and other works toward the goal of a Heaven on Earth.

I am passionate about travel and have visited China, India, Egypt, Israel, Syria, Jordan, Brazil, Argentina and much of Europe, Costa Rico, the Caribbean including Cuba as well as much of North America. I enjoy learning about other cultures and my travels inspire my writing and philanthropy. I am equally passinate about my adopted home town. I enjoy New Orleans’ unique food, architecture, and music, as well as Saints football games. I also cheer on the Bulldogs–The University of Georgia, which I attended, and Mississippi State Universty, where the Davis Wade Stadium was named after my father.