Christopher I. Lehrich grew up in the Boston area, where he attended the Roxbury Latin School. He received Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago, specializing in religion, history, and the history of science. He taught at Boston University for fifteen years, in both the college Writing Program and the Department of Religion, during which time he published several books and a variety of articles. Since leaving academia, he has worked as an academic editor and a college-prep tutor, as well as writing a few fantasy novels. In his free time, Chris has wide, eclectic reading and film tastes, and is also learning to build clocks in his basement workshop.

Kevin J. Nolan, Jr. grew up in western Massachusetts and is a graduate of Suffield Academy, American University (B.A. - Justice) and Gallaudet University (M.A. - Special Studies in Deaf Education). He has been fortunate to work in the fields of education, advocacy, and leadership at the State, National, and International levels. He is deeply passionate about the Deaf community, having come from a family of 5, all of whom are Deaf. This unique experience, coupled with his professional experiences, ranging from the United States Senate to Boston Children’s Hospital, and in countries such as China and India, has made Kevin a firm believer in equal access for all. Currently you’ll find Kevin cheering on all of his favorite New England teams and reading whatever books he can get his hands on.

Ernie Roszkowsk was born in Bayonne, NJ and is an educator, visual designer, and user experience architect currently living in Rochester, NY. He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a BFA in Graphic Design (2007) with a concentration in Illustration, and a MFA in Visual Communication Design (2017) with a concentration in motion graphics and UI/UX design. While he is currently a Principal Lecturer in the Visual Communications Studies Department at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, he is forever a student of the creative industry. In the field of academia and visual design, he can be found channeling his energy into analyzing and strategizing functionality, type / image spatial depth, and executing visually compelling projects in both print and digital medium.