Wei Kelly was born and raised in Beijing, China; educated in Beijing, Berlin, and Frankfurt, Germany. She has been teaching Mandarin language and culture, as well as developing and creating curricula for over twenty years. Ms. Wei Kelly has been creating and utilizing her own, specifically developed Mandarin curriculum at a college preparatory school and for businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area.  She has presented and offered seminars to language teachers many times at ACTFL and CLTA language teacher professional conferences. She is currently living in the Washington DC area, establishing and leading the Chinese language and culture program at a college preparatory school.

Cris Hammond was a nationally known artist, cartoonist, and entrepreneur. His comic strip, Speed Walker, Private Eye, was seen daily in over 150 newspapers across the country. His paintings of ships and the sea have appeared in galleries in Sausalito, San Francisco, Tiburon, and Carmel, California. His film work has won Academy Awards for Special Effects in motion pictures including Star Trek IV, Innerspace, and The Abyss, among others. He illustrated educational material for over forty years. He was the author of two books, "From Here to Paris", and "Short Pours". 

After a long cancer battle, Mr. Hammond passed away in 2023

Christine Hemiup holds an MS degree in Computer Science from UC Berkeley. She has been teaching high school and middle school Computer Science, and designing CS AP curriculum in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2004. She speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, and Vietnamese. She is Mandarin and Beyond the chief web designer and supports all tech issues. She is currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area.