Julie Franklin has been working in the arts for the last twenty-two years including experience in the Bay Area as the Director of the California Crafts Museum and the Registrar at the Treasure Island Museum, The Mexican Museum, and the San Jose Museum of Art. Julie holds a Master’s degree in Museum Studies with a specialization in Collections Management and Exhibition design from San Francisco State University.

Lara Michels, PhD, is an archivist and historian with a special interest in increasing public access to and awareness of archival and library collections. She has a master's degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison (2002) as well as an M.A. in Women's Studies and a Ph.D. in Comparative History from Brandeis University (2000).