Douglas Jones is a Nashville attorney who has practiced law for more than thirty years. An accomplished litigator, Jones has tried lawsuits throughout the South and has often represented law enforcement. For nine years, he was Chairman of Tricor, the Tennessee Prison Industry program, appointed by the Governor.

Phyllis Gobbell is a Nashville author with an award-winning writing career spanning more than thirty years, including having won the Tennessee's Individual Artist Literary Award and a Pushcart nomination. She is Associate Professor of English at Nashville State Community College.