Sandra I. Cheldelin is an associate professor and former director of the Institute for Conflict Resolution at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She is a licensed psychologist and expert in organizational behavior, and coeditor of Conflict: From Analysis to Intervention.

Ann F. Lucas is a consultant and professor emerita at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she served as campus chair in the Department of Management and also the Department of Psychology. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology and author of Leading Academic Change and Strengthening Departmental Leadership both from Jossey-Bass.