Caron Martinez is an experienced writer, consultant, educator, and coach whose knowledge and experience have impacted universities, nonprofit organizations, small businesses, and government agencies. She has a demonstrated ability to train others in essential skills, including team building, leadership development, instructional design, dynamic business writing, and public speaking. Caron began her career as a foreign service officer assigned to the US embassies in Mexico City and Quito, Ecuador. A California native with an undergraduate degree from Williams College, Caron also holds an MFA in creative writing from George Mason University and an MS in organizational and social psychology from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Caron's approaches to communication and collaboration also incorporate her skills and insights as a Gallup-Certified Clifton Strengths Coach and certified ScrumMaster. She has taught at American University since 2008.

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Sara Weinstock comes to Kogod from Northern Virginia Community College, where she taught communications and theatre for eight years. She has taught online at UMUC, Excelsior College, and other universities and was selected for the Outstanding Liberal Arts Faculty Member Awards at Excelsior College in 2011. She loves to travel and has lived in Japan, Hawaii, and San Diego prior to settling in the DC area. She spent the early part of her career working for Spike & Mike's Festival of Animation, where she helped curate, manage, and advertise a package of animated films that toured the country. She has an MFA in theatre from UC San Diego and an MA in humanities with a literature emphasis from California State University, Dominguez Hills. She spends most of her free time reading or hiking while listening to podcasts.

Megan Horan is an educator, writer, storyteller, and lifelong learner from South Florida. With a passion for writing across genres and disciplines, she graduated with her BS in Public Relations at the University of Florida and then earned her MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages) at the University of Alabama. She has taught, tutored, and led workshops at multiple institutions of higher education, including the University of Florida, the University of Alabama, the University of West Alabama, and Palm Beach State College. When Megan isn’t offering writing guidance or honing her own craft, she enjoys playing tabletop games with friends, trying out new bubble tea shops, and maintaining her Duolingo streak.