Cynthia manages Care2 Causes and its network of writers. She has been working with digital media for ten years, has been part of BlogHer, the women’s blogger organization for four of its five years of existence and has spoken at three BlogHer conventions. An avid blogger herself, Samuels has served blog-related clients in the fields of health, reproductive rights, parenting and women’s rights, among others.

Laura is the Care2 Causes Web Editor/Producer. She graduated from Pitzer College with Honors in English and World Literature and a minor in Music. She’s passionate about many things, including animals, the environment and women’s rights. She believes that writing can play a crucial role in making a difference in the world, and strives to do so in her writing.

Lindsay Spangler is a Web Editor/Producer for Care2. A recent UCLA graduate, she lives in San Francisco, California. She is most interested in the environment, civil rights, immigration rights, and international politics. However, she enjoys being able to spread the word about all kinds of different issues on Care2.

Robin is a freelance writer and editor from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She currently writes for RHRealityCheck, an online advocacy site focused on reproductive health issues. Robin spent three years as a writer, editor and project director for the Center for Independent Media (Now the American Independent News Network), a progressive online news organization with sites across the country. Robin has been blogging since 2004, when she started The Power Liberal, and currently runs WoMN Focus, a site dedicated to female writers in Minnesota.

Kristina Chew, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Classics at Saint Peter’s College in New Jersey. Since 2005, she has been blogging about autism, disabilities, and education, previously at Autism Vox and now at We Go With Him, a daily journal about life with her 12 1/2 year old son Charlie. Her essay, “The Wages of Autism,” will be published in Gravity Pulls You In: Perspectives on Parenting Children on the Autism Spectrum, ed. Kyra Anderson and Vicki Forman (forthcoming, Woodbine Press). She has also published a translation of Virgil’s Georgics (Hackett Publishing Company 2002) and articles about autism, disability, and the teaching of Classics.

An award-winning writer and teacher, Judy Molland is also an avid hiker, backpacker, and nature lover. Her articles on education, the environment and women’s rights have appeared in numerous publications, and she is also the author of two books, Get Out! 150 Easy Ways for Kids and Grown-Ups to Get Into Nature and Build a Greener Future and Straight Talk About Schools Today (both published by Free Spirit). She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she teaches Spanish.

Steve is a passionate supporter of gay rights and animal rights, as well as being a published novelist, poet, writer for TV, film and computer games and a self confessed English nerd.

Ann Pietrangelo is a freelance writer and partner in WebCamp One LLC. Her interest in health care policy is borne of personal experience. As a person living with multiple sclerosis, she seeks to provide information and support to others, and is a regular contributor to Care2.com’s Living with Multiple Sclerosis blog in Healthy and Green Living. Follow Ann on Twitter: @AnnPietrangelo.

Beth Buczynski is a freelance copy writer and environmental blogger living in Northern Colorado. She holds a Master’s in Public Communication and Technology with specialization in Environmental Communication from Colorado State University, and is passionate about leaving this planet in better shape than she found it. Follow Beth on Twitter: @ecosphericblog.

Jessica Pieklo is a writer, professor and lawyer focusing on constitutional law and gender studies. When not blogging at Care2, you can also find her at hegemommy.com.

Nancy Roberts is a co-founder of The Idea Hive, a team of sustainability consultants and facilitators. She holds an MBA in Sustainable Enterprise (Green MBA) from Dominican University of California. You can follow Nancy on Twitter: @leapingotter.

Peaco Todd is an affiliate faculty member of The Union Institute and University’s online BA program. A syndicated cartoonist and author, she writes about such diverse subjects as politics, education, anger, humor, college study skills, emotional intelligence and, yes, football. Current projects include a book on creating graphic memoirs and her political publication, Porkbarrel Comix. Her work can be seen at peacotoons.com and porkbarrelcomix.com. She divides her time between Boston and New Hampshire.

Sharon Seltzer is a freelance writer and co-founder of the animal rescue organization, Heaven Can Wait Animal Society. She is a lifelong animal advocate and promotes responsible pet guardianship. She is proud to say that HCWS has spayed and neutered nearly 50,000 cats and dogs and adopted 7,500 pets. Sharon shares her life with her husband, three rescued dogs and three semi-feral cats.

Viselli’s political opinions are featured weekly in the National Journal’s Bloggers Poll and her online activism work has been mentioned in a variety of national media outlets, including CNN, The Hill, the National Journal, and PBS’ Media Shift. She is a co-founder of TweetProgress.us, the directory of progressives on Twitter.

Ann taught English at the middle and high school level for twenty years in Des Moines, Iowa. She has a master degree in education. She “retired” in 2007 when she emigrated to Canada where she writes, blogs, gives the occasional writing workshop and studies/teaches yoga. In addition to writing about education at Care2, she blogs about parenting, marriage and mid-life issues at 50 Something Moms and meanders about on her own blog, anniegirl1138.

Suzi Schiffer Parrasch is a writer and a consultant to non-profits including the Women’s Refugee Commission, the Committee of Concerned Journalists, and the Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University. She wrote children’s movie and TV reviews for commonsensemedia.org, and was a network television news producer for NBC News, ABC News and CNN. Suzi lives in New York City with her art dealer husband, two children and two dogs.

Angel Flinn is a volunteer for Gentle World, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about the benefits of a vegan diet and lifestyle.

Fiona is the Development Director at St. Joseph School, an inner-city school in the Bronx, through a fellowship with the Patrons Program. She holds a degree in Public Policy from Duke University and is passionate about creating a nation where all children have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. A vegetarian and yoga aficionado, Fiona is thrilled to be part of the passionate, progressive team at Care2!

Jennifer Mueller is a Washington DC mom, environmental advocate, communications professional, freelance writer, blogger, avid photographer, habitual runner, novice yogi, and owner of a small green pacific parrotlet named Bug. She blogs her observations on being engaged and staying present at Puddle Jumping in DC.

Ximena is a communications professional, blogger, researcher, and youth mentor with expertise in human rights, women’s and teen issues, and youth empowerment. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Boston College and a minor in Women’s Studies. She is deeply invested in promoting the equality and self-determination of women and girls around the world and envisions a world where all women can live freely and safely. Follow Ximena on Twitter @XimenaR21.

Kayla Coleman is a writer, artist, and amateur vegan chef living in the Bay Area. When she’s not spoiling her bunnies with veggie treats or scouring the web for eco-friendly fashions, she likes to run, practice yoga, and read about the latest happenings in health and animal rights. Kayla is also the editor-in-chief of the newly launched BabeinSoyland.com.

Dave Rochlin is the founder of ClimatePath, which has built a voluntary carbon offset marketplace for finding, selecting and supporting carbon credit generating projects with sustainable development goals.

Dave’s unique and pragmatic perspective on sustainability comes from his combined Berkeley upbringing and Kellogg (Northwestern) MBA. He speaks and writes frequently on green business, corporate social responsibility, climate change, and sustainability, and teaches both strategy and ethics in the executive MBA program at St. Mary’s College. He is the author of a textbook on innovation strategy called Hunter or Hunted?, and is a board member of both the Lindsay Wildlife Museum and the ClimatePath Ecologic Fund.

Heidi Minx is the founder of Built on Respect, an NGO dedicated to human rights awareness. She is a Domestic Partner with Rutgers University’s Center for the Study of Genocide, Conflict Resolution and Human Rights.