LISA BETTANY
Lisa Bettany is a Canadian television and podcasting personality, professional photographer, media producer, and blogger.  After completing her Master's Degree in Linguistics, Lisa decided to completely swap fields and start her own multimedia company and blog. For the last 4 years, she has created video, photo and written content for her blog and personal brand, MostlyLisa.com, as well as for clients in Canada and the US.

Lisa co-hosts and produces GetConnected, a Canadian Tech TV show and appears as a guest on a number of tech and photography podcasts including, TWiT, TWiP, & MacBreak.

MORDY GOLDING
Mordy Golding, an Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Print Specialist, has served as a hands-on trainer and has spoken at worldwide events and seminars including Macworld, Seybold, NAB, and PhotoshopWorld. His books include the soon-to-be-released Real World Illustrator CS, SAMS Teach Yourself Adobe Creative Suite All in One, The Web Designer's Guide to Color and SAMS Teach Yourself Adobe Illustrator in 24 Hours. Mordy has also recorded several training videos including Illustrator Fundamental Techniques and Advanced Techniques by Software Cinema (www.software-cinema.com) and Learning Adobe CS Integration and Version Cue by Lynda.com (www.lynda.com). Mordy worked at Adobe as the product manager for Adobe Illustrator 10 and Adobe Illustrator CS, and in October of 2003, Mordy was named a 'Champion of Graphic Design' by Graphics IQ.

Jan Kabili
Jan Kabili is Senior Trainer at lynda.com, where she creates video training courses on Photoshop and photography. Jan has written many hands-on Photoshop books and articles, but these days she’s all about teaching online. Jan’s latest Photoshop CS4 video courses at lynda.com include: Photoshop Essential Training, For for the Web, Layers in Depth, Layer Masks in Depth, Image Adjustments in Depth, Selections in Depth, and Image Compositing for Photographers. Check out the free movies in each course at http://www.lynda.com.

MICHAEL NINNESS
Michael Ninness is the InDesign Senior Product Manager. He moved to Seattle in 1989 to study for a Graphic Design BFA at the University of Washington and fell in love with the Pacific Northwest. He paid his way through design school by teaching designers and photographers how to use digital tools and techniques. Michael has over ten years experience as a product manager and user interface designer of software products for creative professionals. Past positions include LiveMotion Group Product Manager and Senior User Interaction Designer for the Creative Suite 3 at Adobe, and Program Manager for Expression Blend at Microsoft. Michael is a frequent and top-rated presenter at numerous industry events and conferences, and has authored several Photoshop video training titles published by Lynda.com.

LESA SNIDER
Lesa is on a mission to teach the world to create--and use!--better graphics. She’s a stock photographer and chief evangelist for iStockphoto, and founder of the creative tutorial site GraphicReporter.com. Lesa is the author of Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual (Pogue Press/O'Reilly) and many video training titles including From Photo to Graphic Art, Practical Photoshop Elements (both by KelbyTraining.com), and Graphic Secrets for Business Professionals (Lynda.com). She writes a regular column for Photoshop User, Elements Techniques, and Macworld magazines, and contributes frequently to CreativePro.com and Layers. Lesa is also a corporate trainer and can be spotted teaching at Photoshop World, Macworld Expo, UCDA Design Conference, Graphics of the Americas, Santa Fe Workshops among others.

DERRICK STORY
Derrick Story is a professional photographer, writer, teacher and photography evangelist for Lowepro. He has authored several digital media books, including his latest, The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers and The Digital Photography Companion (O'Reilly Media, publisher).

Derrick is a Senior Contributor for Macworld magazine where he writes a digital photography column, and he's a regular presenter on the popular training site, Lynda.com.  Online, Derrick has formed a virtual camera club called The Digital Story that's open to all photography enthusiasts. The site features weekly podcasts, daily posts, training videos, and reader-submitted photos. Derrick is a member of the faculty for Macworld San Francisco, and speaks regularly at technology events and photography conferences.