Adrienne Wichard-Edds is a writer and editor specializing in education and parenting. Her work regularly appears in The Washington Post, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Arlington Magazine, Washingtonian and Your Teen Magazine. Her experience working with teens—as a college advisor, standardized test prep instructor and creative writing teacher—spans 25 years. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia.

Ami Foster is an award-winning creative writer with more than two decades of experience working with college-bound kids. A former director of Ivy West Educational Services (now Compass Education Group), Ami helped develop and implement standardized test prep materials used by thousands of students. Ami is a veteran advocate for equity and inclusion in education. She is a graduate of University of California at Berkeley.