Eric C. Basir has a photographic restoration and retouching studio in Evanston, IL. He is the author of "Ask the Retoucher," a column syndicated to genealogical publications.

Jeffrey Alan Bockman is a genealogical lecturer and writer, contributing editor for Everton's Genealogical Helper, and author of Give Your Family A Gift That Money Can't Buy.

Dorothy A. Boyd-Bragg, Ph.D., is a professor of history, author of several books and past president of the Virginia Genealogical Society.

Jana Sloan Broglin, CG, is an OGS Trustee, FGS VP and a Kentucky Colonel. She is a member of NGS, APG, GSG and ISFHWE, and a freelance indexer for Gateway Press.

Judith M. Freed is an educator of elementary and middle school students and has been a family genealogist for over 40 years.

Diane VanSkiver Gagel, MA, is a college instructor, freelance writer, author, professional genealogist, national and local lecturer, and past president of OGS (2004-2006).

Donna Redhead Gruber, CG, is a professional genealogist, specializing in Northern Ohio research, a member of OGS, APG and NGS, and VP of Great Lakes Chapter APG.

Larry O. Jensen has over 35 years of German research experience. He is a part-time teacher of History and Germanic sources at Brigham Young University, an author of books and articles, and a lecturer.

Robert L. Keener is a professional genealogical researcher, teacher, lecturer, OGS Trustee, past president of the Great Lakes Chapter, APG; Adjunct Professor of History, University of Akron.

M'Liss Y. Kesterman is a reference librarian at the Cincinnati Historical Society Library and a Board member of the Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen.

Elaine M. Kuhn, MLS, is the Kentucky History Coordinator for the Kenton County Public Library, formerly a reference librarian in the Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library.

Michael D. Lacopo, DVM, is a small-animal veterinarian. He has lectured nationally, appeared in numerous journals and periodicals, and written several single name studies.

Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, is a former Family History Center director and a frequent speaker for OGS, Ohio chapters, and Ohio State University.

Tacy A. Lewis is a professional genealogist, teacher and lecturer; Fellow of OGS, former OGS Trustee and FFO Chair; member of FFO, SCWFO, SBO and NSUS Daughters of 1812.

J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA, is a professional genealogist, author, lecturer, instructor at IGHR (Samford), and Director of RIGS Alliance. He is the immediate Past-President of APG.

Thomas Stephen Neel, MLIS, is Library Director at OGS and a member of FFO, SCWFO, Sons of the War of 1812, and Phi Beta Kappa. He is an OGS Fellow.

Michael John Neill is on the FGS Board and a regular columnist for Ancestry.com. He lectures nationally and presents a week long series of genealogical computer workshops at Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, IL.

Jean Nudd, MA, Archivist, has worked for the National Archives and Records Administration since 1994, managing the genealogy reading room in Pittsfield, MA.

Ugo Alessandro Perego, Msc is Director of Operations for the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation where he has collected more than 70,000 DNA samples and corresponding genealogical records.

Colleen Phillips has been in the Genealogy and Local History Department of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County for more than 20 years.

Tim Pinnick is a lecturer, family historian, and recipient of a 2005-2006 Formby Research Fellowship to conduct research on African-American coal miners.

Robert C. Rau has been a non-member librarian, specializing in German research, at the Family History Center in Cincinnati for over 20 years. He was active in microfilming German church records from Cincinnati and Southeastern Indiana.

Craig Roberts Scott, MA, CG, President and CEO of Heritage Books, Inc., specializes in the records of the National Archives, especially those that relate to the military.

Patricia Walls Stamm, CG, CGL, is a researcher, lecturer, writer, chair of the St. Louis Genealogical Society’s Education Committee and the St. Louis Research Institute’s program coordinator.

Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, is a full-time professional genealogist, writer, and lecturer specializing in U.S. research, major research repositories, and American Indians. She is a course coordinator at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy.

Patricia Moseley VanSkaik manages one of the nation’s largest genealogy collections, housed at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Author, curriculum leader for genealogy distant learning classes, and OGS Trustee.

Curt B. Witcher, MLS, FUGA, is Department Manager for the Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN, former president of FGS and NGS, and founding president of the Indiana Genealogical Society.

F. Edward Wright has been in publishing under the names Family Line Publications, Willow Bend Books, and currently Colonial Roots. He has compiled over 160 books of abstracts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia.