Michael is the dad of two and principal of MASdesign, an interdisciplinary design/build collaborative he founded approximately 20 years ago mostly within the public/institutional sectors. He is also the co-founder and partner of various companies he has helped create within the food/health and design/tech spheres As a social design entrepreneur, Michael is committed to using design for public good, both within the nonprofit and for-profit realms. Michael lives in New York City with his wife, their children, and their many pets.

Dr. Jane Paley is the mom of two and a psychologist in Brooklyn, NY, providing psychotherapy to children and adults. A longtime proponent of bridging gaps between education and mental health, her areas of specialization include learning and neuro-developmental variation, attachment and parenting, loss and trauma, mood disorders, anxiety, life-stage transitions, and gender identity. She worked briefly in documentary and independent film and TV, after completing an undergraduate degree in filmmaking/film theory at Cornell University. Her first job in that world entailed reviewing children’s films and videos for Teaching Tolerance, a publication of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Dr. Paley went on to earn a master’s degree in Special Education from Bank Street College of Education (1994). She earned a doctoral degree in Child Clinical/School Psychology from New York University in 2004, training and working in a variety of clinical and school settings.

Randell Turner is the dad of two and grandfather of five grandchildren. He also is an author, trainer, coach, and a Child & Family Therapist who specializes in working with men and fathers. As one of the pioneers in the Fatherhood & Men’s Movement, Randell founded The Father’s Workshop in 1996, from which he has authored award-winning resources for organizations, like the National Center for Fathering, National Fatherhood Initiative, National Head Start Association, Parents as Teachers, and Prison Fellowship. Most recently, he authored Rescuing the Rogue, a small group curriculum for forging and restoring healthy relationships. Randell is a child abuse survivor, having spent six years under the watchful care of Child Protective Services and the Foster Care system, to whom he is eternally grateful.