Roger Payne, President, Ocean Alliance, is senior scientist at the World Wildlife Fund and President of the Long-Term Research Institute.  Roger Payne's ground-breaking research produced the sensation revelation that humpback whales sing poetically-structured songs.  His work has helped elevate human awareness of whale intelligence to a much higher level than in previous years.  His research was one of the most important planks in the creation of today's international green environmental movement.  Whale songs were chosen for the package placed aboard the spacecraft Voyager as proof of intelligent life on earth to distant, unknown civilizations. (Roger Payne on PBS).

Donald A. Hodges is Professor of Music and Director of the Institute for Music Research, University of Texas at San Antonio, where he promotes and directs research in music psychology and music technology.  Donald Hodges has served as contributing editor, author, and contributor to numerous publications in music education and music psychology.  He oversees on-line database services worldwide, the sponsorship of national and international conferences on music technology and music medicine, the publication of books and conference proceedings, research in brain imaging studies and multimedia product development.

David Hanych is Staff Biologist for The Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) holds a Ph.D. in ecology from The University of Minnesota.  He joined the staff of BSCS after a career as faculty at two liberal arts colleges where he taught biology, ecology, evolution, and creativity in science.  He has also taught in high school and served on the board of directors of the Minnesota Academy of Sciences.  Dr. Hanych has worked on NSF-supported curriculum projects and authored several ecology and behavior CD-ROM's, textbooks, manuals, and teacher's guides.

Carol Krumhansl is currently on sabbatical.