Sally K. Fairfax is Henry J. Vaux Distinguished Professor Emerita in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley.

Louise Nelson Dyble is Assistant Professor of History in the Department of Social Sciences at Michigan Technological University.

Greig Tor Guthey is Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Planning at California State University, San Marcos.

Lauren Gwin is Research Associate in the Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics at Oregon State University and cofounder and coordinator of the Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network.

Monica Moore cofounded the Pesticide Action Network (PAN) International and its U.S.-based regional center PAN North America.

Jennifer Sokolove is Program Director at the Compton Foundation in San Franscisco.