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Thalia R. Goldstein, PhD is an associate professor and director of Applied Developmental Psychology at George Mason University, where she also runs the Play, Learning, Arts, and Youth Lab. Her scientific research focuses on children's social and emotional development through activities such as theatre, imagination, and the arts. She has been the editor of the journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, and is a current Fellow of the American Psychological Foundation. Thalia is the author of more than 75 peer reviewed scientific papers and two books. Her work has been featured on CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, and funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the John Templeton Foundation, Arts Connection, and the Caplan Foundation. Cats, not dogs; dark chocolate, not milk chocolate; mountains, not beach; cake, not ice cream; city mouse, not country mouse

Julane Havens is a Producing Artistic Director for the National Children's Theatre. A fierce advocate for theatre education, Julane has dedicated her 20-year career to uplifting the lives of children and their families. Julane has led theatre classes and camps for youth and teens as the Associate Director of Learning for Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC. Under her leadership, classes grew an additional 100 registrations per school year, and Camp Shakespeare 2024 was the largest in STC’s history. Julane is a proud military spouse, mom of two boys, and driven problem-solver who aspires to unite communities through theatre. Dogs AND cats; dark chocolate, not milk chocolate; beach, not mountains; ice cream, not cake; city mouse, not country mouse

Kathy Rondon is an author, entrepreneur, educator, and advocate. She has been through several different career incarnations—intelligence analyst, business owner, writer, university instructor— but always felt that learning is the key to success. Kathy resides in the Washington DC metropolitan area, is an avid theater goer, and not a bad cook. Dogs, not cats; dark chocolate, not milk chocolate; beach, not mountains; cake, not ice cream; city mouse, not country mouse