JOY G. DRYFOOS is an independent researcher and writer whose work has focused on educational and health issues for youth. Formerly an adjunct professor in the School of Public Health at Columbia University, she was recently appointed by the National Academy of Sciences to the Panel on High Risk Youth.
JANE QUINN served as the vice president for community schools at the Children's Aid Society and as director of its National Center for Community Schools. She has also been the national program director for Girls Clubs of America. Quinn has worked on behalf of young people for decades.