Mark Campbell

Mark received his Bachelor of Liberal Studies from Antioch University Los Angeles, and his Master of Education from UCLA.  He currently teaches English full-time at the Los Angeles Leadership Academy.  Mark taught previously at Susan Miller Dorsey High School and at Hawthorne High School.  While at Dorsey, Mark created a journalism program and was faculty advisor for the re-introduction into print of the Dorsey Gram, a school newspaper that had been out of publication for over five years.  He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Chase, and their twelve-year old son, Nick.

Chris Fager 

Chris is currently the President of TuTv, a joint venture of leading Spanish-language television companies Univision and Televisa, distributing Spanish-language programming in the United States.  He was a member of the team that launched the E! Entertainment Television network.  A lawyer by training, Chris has been a Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow and in that capacity, with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, was the first Executive Director of the Student Press Law Center in Washington, D.C.  Chris also led the Committee to Revive the Newspaper at Dorsey High School.

Roger Lowenstein

Roger was a student journalist in high school, at the University of Michigan, and at Harvard Law School.  As a practicing attorney, Roger litigated First Amendment issues for media clients.  As a law professor at Seton Hall Law School, he created the Media Law program.  For ten years he interrupted his law career to write one-hour dramas for television.  As founder of Los Angeles Leadership Academy, a charter middle school and high school serving over 450 inner city students at two campuses, Roger is committed to expanding literacy across the entire secondary school curriculum.

Frances Seghers

Frances is Executive Vice President, Worldwide Government Affairs, Sony Pictures Entertainment.  Her responsibilities include supervision of government affairs at all levels, and developing legislative and regulatory agendas that support the company’s businesses.  Before joining Sony, Frances worked for the Motion Picture Association of America in Washington, D.C., where she was responsible for Executive Branch issues.  Prior to her years in government relations, she spent fifteen years as a journalist, writing for Business Week and other publications.  A native of New Orleans, Frances graduated cum laude with a B.A. in journalism from Louisiana State University.

Harriet Zaretsky

Harriet is the President of the Dillon Henry Foundation, aka dillonslist.org, a non-profit founded as a tribute to her son's passions, spirit, and life.  Dillonslist has formed partnerships to create and complete projects such as a medical facility in Darfur, internships for environmental causes, special funds for foster children, and most recently joined forces with Student Voice Project.   Harriet worked for many years as a teacher for language-impaired students, and as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for children who had been abused, abandoned or neglected.  She has spearheaded numerous community improvement projects, and has served on the boards of local pre-schools, elementary schools, and synagogues.  She has a Masters in Special Education and a J.D.