Lesley Jane Seymour was named editor-in-chief of More magazine in January of 2008 where she led the magazine to a 2009 National Magazine Award nomination for Personal Service for a piece entitled "The Endangered Uterus." Prior to joining Meredith Corporation, Seymour served as the editor-in-chief of Marie Claire, where she spearheaded the magazine's signature cause-related programs, including Time to Talk Day, which raised awareness for domestic violence and the One World/One Wish campaign for the international relief organization Save the Children.

Prior to that, Seymour was editor-in-chief of Redbook, where she repositioned the magazine, developed new editorial programs and features and guided the title to a National Magazine Award nomination for Personal Service for its comprehensive Breast Cancer Medbook. Seymour's editorial experience also encompasses serving as the editor-in-chief of YM, beauty director of Glamour and contributing editor for Vogue. Additionally, Seymour is the author of two books: On the Edge: Images from 100 Years of Vogue and I Wish My Parents Understood.

Julia Angwin is a technology editor and columnist in the New York bureau of The Wall Street Journal. She is also the author of Stealing MySpace: The Battle to Control the Most Popular Website in America. Ms. Angwin began her journalism career in Washington, D.C., as a reporter for the States News Service in 1993 and moved to the Ottaway News Service in 1995. She was a reporter covering technology for the San Francisco Chronicle from 1996 to 1998. She joined the Journal in January 2000. In 2003, Ms. Angwin was part of a team of reporters at the Journal that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting for coverage of corporate corruption. In 1998, the Society of Professional Journalists selected Ms. Angwin as Young Journalist of the Year. Born in Champaign, Il., Angwin earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago and an MBA from Columbia University. She was an intern for The Washington Post. From 1998-1999, she was a Knight-Bagehot fellow.

Ambassador Nancy Goodman Brinker, Founding Chair of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, was recently appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control. In this role, Ambassador Brinker is expected to raise awareness about cancer as a global public health problem. Her messages will emphasize the need for low- and middle-income countries to strengthen comprehensive and evidence-based cancer control policies and programs. Prior to this appointment, Ambassador Brinker served as United States Ambassador to Hungary from 2001 to 2003 and as U.S. Chief of Protocol from 2007 to 2009. During her career as a businesswoman, consultant, health care advocate and philanthropist, she has received many awards. She has also served on various boards, including Harvard University’s School of Public Health and was appointed by President Reagan to serve on the National Cancer Advisory Board at the National Cancer Institute. With former First Lady Laura Bush, Ambassador Brinker helped launch the U.S.-Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research in the areas of awareness-building, grassroots advocacy support, research, training, community outreach, and women’s empowerment.

Kris Carlson captivated readers worldwide with her first three bestsellers, "An Hour to Live, An Hour to Love: The True Story of the Best Gift Ever Given", "Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff in Love" and "Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff for Women". Expanding on the phenomenal success of her late husband Dr. Richard Carlson’s work, (Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff series), Kristine has continued to share her profound message of empowerment, success, emotional strength and love.

Her most recent book, Heart Broken Open, is a courageously honest memoir of her personal journey through the depths of grief and mourning after the sudden and unexpected loss of her husband.

A dedicated mother to her two daughters and "Nana" to her wonderful grandson, Kristine prides herself on creating healthy life-long relationships and personal growth. She participates in numerous charities and is deeply committed to spreading her message of love to the world.

Jean Chatzky, award-winning journalist, best-selling author and sought-after motivational speaker, has created a global platform that is making significant strides to help millions of men and women battle an epidemic with a devastating impact — debt. Chatzky is the financial editor for NBC's Today, a contributing editor for More magazine, and a columnist for The New York Daily News. She also hosts a daily show on Sirius XM Radio. She is the author of six books, including her newest The Difference: How Anyone Can Prosper in Even the Toughest Times (Crown Business) and best sellers Pay It Down: From Debt to Wealth on $10 A Day (New York Times and Business Week best-seller) and Make Money, Not Excuses (Wall Street Journal and New York Times best-seller).

Chatzky has been recognized as an exceptional journalist. Recently she received the Clarion Award for magazine columns from The Association of Women in Communications and her radio show received a Gracie Award from American Women in Radio & Television, Inc. Chatzky lives with her family in Westchester, NY.

Judy Coyne is the executive editor of More. Previously, she was the executive editor at Good Housekeeping for seven years. She also served as editor-in-chief at New Woman magazine and later at women.com, a website that launched the first branded sites for Hearst Magazines. Coyne has also served as executive editor at Glamour magazine, and has been on staff at both Cosmopolitan and Redbook. Before working in magazines, she was a book editor at Putnam and E.P. Dutton. Coyne is a graduate of SUNY Stonybrook where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in English.

Dana Delany currently appears as Katherine Mayfair on "Desperate Housewives." She made her mark as Army nurse Colleen McMurphy on ABC-TV's critically acclaimed series "China Beach," for which she received two Emmy Awards and four nominations for Best Dramatic Actress. Following her graduation from Wesleyan University, Dana went to New York where she honed her skills in daytime television and theatre. She starred on Broadway in "A Life" and received critical acclaim in a number of off-Broadway productions including Nicholas Kazan's "Blood Moon" which led to her arrival in Los Angeles for the west coast production of the controversial drama. Opting to stay in Los Angeles after the run of the play, Dana was soon cast in many popular television shows including "Moonlighting," and "Magnum, P.I."

Dana has appeared in numerous films including "Tombstone," "Housesitter," "Fly Away Home," "Exit to Eden," "Light Sleeper," "Moon Over Parador," "Masquerade," "Patty Hearst," "Where the River Runs Black," and "Almost You." Television mini-series include "Shake, Rattle & Roll," "True Women," and "Wild Palms." Some of the movies for television in which Dana has starred include "Resurrection" and "The Patron Saint of Liars," both directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, "For Hope," in which she played a woman suffering from Scleroderma, directed by Bob Saget, Showtime's "Sirens," "Rescuers: Stories of Courage," and "Conviction" with Omar Epps, and "The Right Temptation" for HBO. More recent television series credits include CBS's "Presidio Med," Fox's "Pasadena," and NBC's "Kidnapped" opposite Timothy Hutton. Episodic work includes "Family Law," for which she received an Emmy Award nomination for outstanding guest actress in a drama series. Dana's theatre credits include "Translations," "Much Ado About Nothing," opposite Billy Campbell at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, and the Pulitzer prize-winning play "Dinner With Friends," alternating roles in New York, Los Angeles and Boston. Since the mid-1990's, Delany has served on the board of the Scleroderma Research Foundation.

Dr. Amy J. Derick, a native of Chicago’s northwestern suburbs, is the founder of Derick Dermatology: a cosmetic and medical dermatology practice in Barrington, Illinois. Dr. Derick received her B.S. degree summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame. She then attended the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and received her medical degree with Honors. She was given the American Medical Women's Association Award for outstanding scholastic achievement, as well as the Catherine Dobson prize for her clinical research.

Following an Internal Medicine internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Dr. Derick returned to the University of Chicago Hospitals for her dermatology residency. During her final year, she served as Chief Resident and received a Women's Dermatologic Society's mentorship award to study cutaneous laser surgery. Dr. Derick currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Women’s Dermatologic Society, a national organization of over 1,600 dermatologists.

Dr. Derick has published several scholarly articles and delivered presentations on the national level. She has been featured as an expert in cosmetic dermatology on NBC News. Dr. Derick is a media resource for the American Academy of Dermatology and has been quoted in such media sources as More magazine, The New York Times, Glamour, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, CNN.com, Cooking Light, Delicious Living, Woman's World, and many more.

Madelyn Fernstrom, Ph.D., CNS is the founding director of the UPMC Weight Management Center, based in Pittsburgh. She is also a full Professor of Psychiatry, Epidemiology and Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a board certified Nutrition Specialist from the American College of Nutrition. Dr. Fernstrom is an award-winning clinician and researcher and has devoted herself to the study and treatment of the biology and behaviors relating to obesity and eating disorders. Her community outreach has focused on women's health, empowering women of all ages to develop a toolbox of positive lifestyle habits supporting health and wellness.

A nationally recognized expert in her field, Dr. Fernstrom is the Diet and Nutrition Editor for NBC's Today, and the Health Editor-At-Large for iVillage.com. She has also appeared on NBC Nightly News, Fox News, the BBC, National Public Radio and has been a guest on 20/20, Dr. Phil and Good Morning America. She is the author of The Runner's Diet and the co-author of Are You Losing It? (Losing Weight Without Losing Your Mind). Her newest book, The Real You Diet (Wiley) will be published in December, 2009.

Dr. Kellogg-Spadt, CRNP, PhD is the co-founder of The Pelvic and Sexual Health Institute of Philadelphia, where she is managing partner and the director of Vulvar and Sexual Medicine. In this capacity, Dr. Kellogg-Spadt performs direct patient care and consultative services. She is professor of OB/GYN at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, professor of Human Sexuality at Widener University in Chester, PA., and clinical associate faculty at the University of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

Dr. Kellogg-Spadt is a member of the education and the scientific program committees of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Sexual Medicine. She has been a featured columnist and an author of more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and 10 book chapters on women’s health and sexuality. She is the author/coauthor of two books, Breast Cancer Intimacy and Sexual Wellness and Clinical Challenges in Women’s Sexual Health (publication 2009). Dr. Kellogg-Spadt speaks nationally and internationally on topics related to female sexuality, and has been featured in popular venues, including: 20/20, Today, CNN and Web MD. Dr. Kellogg received her PhD in Human Sexuality; her post-masters certificate as an OB/GYN nurse practitioner from the University of Pennsylvania; and her MSN in Maternal Child Health from Loyola University in Chicago.

Dr. Julia Marshall, Board Certified Dermatologist, is on staff at Northwestern Memorial-Lake Forest Hospital. She has practiced her unique brand of dermatology for the past 22 years. Her current practice is focused on the latest in cosmetic treatment therapies. These treatments include the use of Botox, fillers, chemical peels, and the application of IPL laser therapy. She also customizes skin care routines for all her patients. These procedures are intended to reverse the changes in one’s appearance caused by the aging process.

Dr. Marshall has been a solo practitioner for her entire career. She developed her first practice in Hinsdale, Illinois. Seven years later she moved to Lake Forest and became the first female dermatologist admitted to the Northwestern Memorial-Lake Forest Hospital staff. She successfully developed a “high touch” practice that is based on seeing approximately 15 patients per day thereby delivering exceptionally high quality care. Her patient base seeks her out because of the exacting care she provides, and many of her Hinsdale patients still make the 80 mile round trip journey to get their dermatologic needs met by her. Dr. Marshall is happily married and the mother of four wonderful children. She currently resides in Lake Bluff, Illinois.

Former entertainment exec turned certified coach, Pamela Mitchell is founder and CEO of The Reinvention Institute, a dynamic organization devoted to individual transformation. She is a popular and in-demand speaker who gives talks to individuals, corporations and industry groups, who are interested in learning fresh strategies for navigating in the midst of change. As the nation's premier career reinvention expert, she has appeared on Today and been profiled and quoted in top media publications including The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, More, Men's Health and Black Enterprise. Her book, The 10 Laws of Career Reinvention: Essential Survival Skills for Any Economy, was published by Dutton in January 2010.

Prior to founding The Reinvention Institute, Mitchell spent nearly 15 years in senior-level positions at high-profile media and entertainment companies, including serving as Vice President of International for Playboy.com and Director of Sales and Marketing for Europe, Latin America, Africa/Middle East for Discovery Channel's consumer products group. Prior to that she spent five years managing international partnerships for the financial information division of Knight-Ridder. Mitchell has a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from the top international business school, Thunderbird. She is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), the coaching industry's top professional organization.

Genevieve Monsma, Beauty Director at More magazine, has been covering the hair, skin and makeup market for more than a decade. She was previously the Beauty Director at Shape, the Deputy Beauty Director at Marie Claire, the Beauty Director at CosmoGirl and the Associate Beauty Editor at Redbook. She has appeared as a beauty expert on NBC's Today, MTV and VH1. Monsma lives in New York City with her husband and six-year-old son.

Pamela Peeke MD, MPH, FACP is a nationally recognized expert in nutrition and fitness. She serves as Chief Medical Correspondent for Discovery Health Television, is the host of Discovery's Fit to Live series, based on her latest book, and is the featured physician of the award-winning National Body Challenge series. She is also a Pew Foundation Scholar in nutrition and metabolism and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland. While a senior research fellow at the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Peeke's research helped to define the connection between abdominal fat and chronic stress. She is also the The New York Times best-selling author of Fight Fat after Forty and Body for Life for Women.

Dr. Peeke has been recognized by the NIH as one of the country's leading physicians in its Changing Face of Medicine exhibit at the National Library of Medicine and has been named one of America's top physicians by the Consumer's Research Council of America. She was just named One of America's Top Women Doctors by LifeScript, the #1 medical website for women's health. Dr. Peeke is a member of the Maryland Governor's Council on Fitness, is advisor to the Clinton Foundation and Alliance for Healthier Generations, and participates as a board member, consultant and expert to organizations devoted to health and wellness internationally.

After training in Milan alongside world-renowned makeup artist Pat McGrath, Tim Quinn joined the Giorgio Armani Beauty team with the launch of the brand in September 2001. His experience as an artist includes work in TV, print and film. Quinn began his career in the beauty industry when he started modeling at the age of 19.  After numerous photo shoots and magazine layouts, he discovered that his true home was behind the camera designing his own individual style.  As the U.S. front-man for Giorgio Armani Beauty, Quinn has traveled internationally hosting special events, training and promoting the beauty line.

His words of wisdom have appeared in More, W, Elle, Glamour, Lucky, InStyle, Harper's Bazaar and Cosmopolitan. Quinn has worked backstage at several award shows including the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes and the ESPYs and been featured numerous times on television programs such as Today, Extra and E! Entertainment.  Most recently, he was awarded the title of "Beauty Tsar" at Hollywood Magazine's 2008 Hollywood Style Awards. Quinn has worked with celebrities such as Uma Thurman, January Jones, Glenn Close, Debra Messing, Victoria Beckham, Kim Cattrall, Gwen Stefani, Kate Bosworth, Jordana Brewster and Brooke Shields among many others.

Dr. Lauri Romanzi, reconstructive pelvic surgeon and clinical associate professor of urogynecology at Weill/Cornell New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, is an active clinical researcher with numerous original research manuscripts, surgical textbook chapters and review articles to her name, and the pioneer of a hysterectomy-free technique of uterine resuspension for women with uterine prolapse. Featured on Today, Playboy Radio, NY Times, Fox 5, London Times, Italian Playboy, Dr Radio, London Guardian, More magazine, Redbook, Telemundo, Radio Ritas, and Cosmo Radio, to name a few, Dr. Lauri opened PHIT, the world's first medical spa devoted to fitness-focused vaginal rejuvenation in 2008. Her Kirkus-reviewed book, Plumbing and Renovations, debuted in 2009, giving readers the inside scoop on prolapse and pelvic floor fitness.

Dr. Romanzi serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, the Journal of Gender Specific Medicine, the Fistula Committee of the International Urogynecology Association and the Public Health Committee of the New York County Medical Society. Her international work with Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Surgeons Over Seas and other international groups includes teaching and volunteer surgery for women suffering child birth injury and war trauma in Niger, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Psychiatrist, columnist, best-selling author, and television commentator Gail Saltz, M.D., has been called "a voice of wisdom and insight in a world of confusion and contradictions" by Tom Brokaw. Dr. Saltz is a regular mental health, sex, and relationship contributor to Today. In addition, she writes a weekly "Relationship" column for MSNBC.com, is a regular contributor to CNN's Anderson Cooper, Campbell Brown and other CNN news programs.

Gaining a reputation as the "go-to" person on a variety of psychological issues, especially those pertaining to women's emotional well-being, Dr. Saltz has appeared repeatedly on Dateline, ABC's 20/20, The Tyra Banks Show, Fox News, and Larry King Live. She is the author of two children's books, including a New York Times best-seller, on the subject of talking with kids about sex and their bodies, as well as, three adult books, the most recent of which is entitled, The Ripple Effect: How Better Sex Can Make for a Better Life.

Jenny Sullivan Sanford was born and raised in Winnetka, Illinois. A graduate of Georgetown University, she worked for six years at the Wall Street investment banking firm Lazard Freres & Co. in New York before moving with her then-husband, Mark Sanford, to South Carolina, where she quickly gained another kind of business experience as manager of his successful political campaigns for both Congress and Governor.

Jenny’s interest in publicizing the role that good nutrition and regular physical activity play in helping to prevent cancer and other chronic diseases has long kept her active in non-profit initiatives including her work as First Lady with the Healthy South Carolina Challenge, her past board membership at the MUSC Children’s Hospital Advisory Fund and, currently, the Hollings Cancer Center Advisory Committee at MUSC. Published in February 2010, Jenny’s memoir, Staying True, was an instant national bestseller. She is now focused on spending time with her four teenage sons—Marshall, Landon, Bolton and Blake at their home on Sullivan’s Island in South Carolina.

One of the world's sought after fashion and style experts, Mary Alice Stephenson is highly regarded as a well-versed and knowledgeable commentator. Providing extensive fashion coverage for print and electronic media, Mary Alice has the distinct ability to analyze trends and contextualize style. She entertains and informs audiences and readers alike with her distinct ability to make fashion understandable and accessible.

Mary Alice has served as a fashion and beauty commentator for many networks and shows including: CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, Showbiz Tonight, American Morning, The Situation Room, MTV, VH1, ABC's Good Morning America, CBS' Early Show, Entertainment Tonight, Extra, and E!. She is frequently quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and other publications.

Throughout her 20-year career, Mary Alice has worked at legendary fashion magazines including Vogue, Allure, Marie Claire and Harper's Bazaar. She has styled Hollywood's most fashionable celebrities including, Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker, Halle Berry, Beyoncé, Renée Zellweger, Drew Barrymore, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchet, Scarlett Johansson, and Jennifer Aniston. Stephenson is also the national fashion ambassador for The Make a Wish Foundation and Free Arts NYC.

Dara Torres is arguably the fastest female swimmer in America. She entered her first international swimming competition at age 14 and competed in her first Olympics a few years later in 1984. At the Beijing Games in 2008, Dara became the oldest swimmer to compete in the Olympics. When she took three silver medals – including the infamous heartbreaking 50-meter freestyle race where she missed the Gold by 1/100th of a second – America loved her all the more for her astonishing achievement and her good-natured acceptance of the results. In total, Dara has competed in 5 Olympic Games and has won 12 medals in her Olympic career. Her impressive performance in Beijing has inspired many older athletes to consider re-entering competition, including cyclist Lance Armstrong. Even after undergoing radical reconstructive surgery on her knee in fall of 2009, Torres has shown no signs of slowing down anytime soon and still says she will try for the 2012 London Olympics.

Aside from her amazing accomplishments in the pool, Dara has other talents on dry land as well. She has appeared as a commentator on such networks as Fox News, ESPN and the Discovery Channel, and was the first female athlete to be featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. In 2009, Dara won the ESPY award for Best Comeback and was named one of the Top Female Athletes of the decade by Sports Illustrated magazine.

Her memoir, "Age is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams At Any Stage In Your Life," was published in April, 2009. Her second book, "Gold Medal Fitness: A Revolutionary 5-Week Program" will be released in May, 2010. Olympian, author, mother, and role model, Dara Torres is many things to many people, but above all, she is an inspiration

As co-author of the best-selling In an Instant, Lee Woodruff garnered critical acclaim for the compelling and humorous chronicle of her family's journey to recovery following her husband Bob's roadside bomb injury in Iraq. Appearing together on national television and radio, the couple has helped put a face on the serious issue of traumatic brain injury among returning Iraq war veterans. Woodruff is currently a contributor for ABC's Good Morning America, reporting on a variety of home and family related topics. Her second Book, "Perfectly Imperfect, a Life in Progress" was published in the spring of 2009.

A freelance writer, Woodruff has penned numerous personal articles that have run in magazines such as Health, Redbook, Country Living, and Family Fun. In addition, Woodruff ran her own public relations and marketing consulting business for 16 years. Before that, she was senior vice president of public relations firm Porter Novelli, and spent a year in Beijing, China, working for communications company Hill & Knowlton. In the latter position, she helped international clients break into markets in the People's Republic of China. She serves on the board of the Bob Woodruff Foundation which assists members of the military following traumatic brain injury received in service to their country. She is also an Advisory Board committee member of the Quinnipiac School of Communications and on the board of the Oklahoma City Memorial and Museum and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.