Jim Littlefield-Dalmares has been using storytelling to help others for over thirty years.

As a marketing and fundraising professional, Jim helped change lives by working for his local United Way, as well as a national environmental charity. For over a decade, he advocated for children with special needs as head of marketing and fundraising for the Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies in Louisville, Kentucky. He is an avid giver, serving on boards, counseling nonprofits and mentoring through Big Brother/Big Sisters.

Today, he hosts a podcast called Seeing Ability. Each month, Jim shines the spotlight on individuals with special needs and their families. He includes a monthly charity spotlight episode that shows those doing good work for people with special needs.

Jim is the founder of the Seeing Ability Foundation, Inc., which offers a variety of support to families traveling the path of a special-needs parent.

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Lance J. LoRusso, Principal of the LoRusso Law Firm, Founder of Blue Line Law Institute, a former law enforcement officer, the FOP 2021 lawyer of the year, and the author of the critically acclaimed mystery novel Hunting of Men. Lance has firsthand experience in the law enforcement world and brings a unique perspective on the emotional and physical toll that police officers endure. Having worked in the field himself, he argues that the depiction of police officers in Hollywood as “lone wolves” or “burnt-out heroes” fails to capture the real struggles and sacrifices law enforcement professionals face every day.

LoRusso has been a frequent guest on CNN, Fox News Channel, HLN, and Court TV, discussing law enforcement issues with authority and insight. He believes that the struggles of real police officers go far beyond what’s shown on the screen, emphasizing the daily balance they strike between high-stakes work, family life, and personal well-being.

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Amy Goober is an action and accountability coach for women, helping them to put themselves on their own to do lists. She is the founder of Drive Your Life, a small group coaching program that supports women to get into the driver’s seat of their own lives using a unique 5 step process to achieve their most sought-after goals. Amy received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Cornell University. She is a multi-preneur and creator of Better Together® Events & Community and Wandering Women Travel. She and husband, Bob, have three adult children and live outside Boston.

Gwen Borden, a former teacher, designed and served as the director of a bereavement center on Long Island, NY, the first of its kind, before working in private practice as a social worker for many years, including during the 9/11 tragedy. She holds degrees from Hofstra University, the University of Michigan, and Adelphi University. She was an adjunct associate professor at Hofstra University. Today, at 93, she still speaks at events for women, sharing her insights and life lessons. She and her husband, George, live near Boston.

In a world dominated by fleeting trends and youthful influencers, My Mother Always Says: 25 Lessons for Finding the Silver Lining offers something more enduring—a collection of life lessons from a remarkable 93-year-old woman and her daughter.

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Sally McQuillen, LCSW, CADC, is a psychotherapist in private practice specializing in addiction recovery, grief and trauma healing. An avid reader with a double major in writing and dance criticism in college, she began working in public relations and marketing prior to obtaining her master’s degree in social work. Reaching for Beautiful is Sally’s first book. She and her husband live on the north shore of Chicago where they raised their three children.

A luminous story of how love triumphs over pain, love transcends fear and love never dies; this debut memoir from a mother grieving her young-adult son’s death is a must-read for any parent who has lost a child, is raising a child from the edge of their seat, or whose family struggles with addiction.

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Tony Stewart has made award-winning films for colleges and universities, written computer software that received rave reviews, designed a grants-management application that was used by three of the five largest charities in the world, and led the development of an international standard for the messages involved in buying and selling advertisements.

Tony and his late wife Lynn Kotula, a painter, traveled extensively in India and Southeast Asia, staying in small hotels off the beaten track and eating delicious food with their fingers when cutlery wasn’t available. Carrying the Tiger is his first book.

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Dr. Thompson’s leadership and clinical skills were honed during his tenure as the chief resident of Internal Medicine at the University of Illinois Hospital.

He graduated from Washington UniversitySchool of Medicine and completed his residency training at the University of Illinois Hospitals and Clinics. His expertise is recognized by the American Board of Internal Medicine, where he is board-certified.

Dr. Thompson underwent allergy and immunology training at Washington University and is certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. He is also a fellow of the American College of Allergy and Asthma.

Dr. Thompson is a holistic nutrition health coach certified by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Dr. Thompson worked in the practice of allergy, asthma, and immunology in Chicago and the greater Chicago area for 34 years. He retired from his allergy practice in August of last year. He is the medical director for Healthy Living with A Vision, A 501c3 organization that provides health information and services to poor and marginalized communities.

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SAMUEL JAY KEYSER is a theoretical linguist. He is Peter de Florez Emeritus Professor, an emeritus member of the Linguistics and Philosophy faculty, and former Associate Provost at MIT. He has authored numerous books and scientific publications and is Editor-in-chief of the journal Linguistic Inquiry. He is also a jazz trombone player. He lives in the Boston area.

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Born to a poor Jewish family in Cold War Budapest, Polgar would emerge as the one of the greatest female chess players the world has ever seen. While still a teenager, she became the first woman to qualify for the men’s World Chess Championship cycle. She went on to become the highest rated female chess player on the planet and, at age 21, the first woman to earn the men’s Grandmaster title—chess’ highest designation. But to get there, she had to endure sexism, anti-Semitism, state-sponsored intimidation, and even violent assault. Throw in sabotage, betrayal, and powerful enemies, and you have a sense of what she went through while breaking chess’ glass ceiling.

Polgar eventually left Hungary and started a new life as an American citizen. After retiring as a player, she became the only female Division 1 college coach in the country and built two separate college chess dynasties from scratch—at Texas Tech in Lubbock (where she now resides) and Webster University in St. Louis—leading them to more national titles, world championships, major titles, and Olympiad medals, especially gold, than all other college chess teams in the United States combined!

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