Lynn Gibson has worked in the health care industry for almost 10 years, and she has led HIPAA compliance for small health plans. She has hands-on experience with all aspects of the Administrative Simplification portion of HIPAA and with EDI testing, gap analysis, policy and procedure creation, and training. She worked as an independent privacy and security consultant for several years before accepting a position with a large Fortune 100 hospital management corporation. Lynn's "day job" consists of writing information security policies and procedures for 200+ hospital facilities and driving overall compliance with federal regulations. Lynn is a HIPAA consultant on the side and teaches a variety of HIPAA classes for healthcare personnel.

Nidhi Misra has extensive experience in project management and systems analysis. She has accumulated experience in dealing with a wide range of customers from different backgrounds through her work in diverse industries, such as banking, telecommunications, accounting, oil and gas, to name a few. Having managed several projects through their life cycle, she also possesses an in-depth understanding of all aspects of project management. In addition, she has coached several project managers, customers, and systems and program analysts, helping them in applying the concepts of systems analysis and project management to their projects. She has a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. She is also an adjunct faculty member of three different universities, teaching courses in Project Management, MIS, and Philosophy of Yoga and Meditation.

Dr. David Nunan is the Chair Professor of Applied Linguistics and Director of the English Centre at the University of Hong Kong. Prior to this appointment, he was Director of Research and Development and Coordinator of Postgraduate Programs in Linguistics at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. David has also been recently appointed to the position of President, International Academics, a body appointed by the Ministry of Education in Beijing, China to develop and implement standards for English teachers. David is an accomplished author of over 100 books and articles in the areas of curriculum and materials development, classroom-based research and discourse analysis. He is also a textbook author whose projects have included Atlas, Go for it!, Listen In, Speak Out and Expressions, all published by Thomson. David loves to travel and spends a great deal of time traveling around the world giving presentations to teachers.

Dr. Sabri Bebawi has been a college teacher for almost 20 years, educating students at many colleges and universities. His educational background includes law, journalism, and English education, with a Ph.D. in education and instructional technology. Dr. Bebawi has worked as a journalist in Europe and in the United States, writing on a wide range of topics.