Marsha Serling Goldberg holds a master of science from the University of Oregon and a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont. In the past, she taught at various levels from preschool through college and worked as a dental hygienist and CPR instructor. Now, while raising five boys with her husband, Linn, she works as a feng shui practitioner and conducts Myers-Briggs workshops in the Pacific Northwest.

 Sonia Feldman was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and moved to the Washington, D.C., area at the age of eight. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor's in psychology and minors in art and dance. After teaching modern dance in the Boston area for several years, Sonia began her career as a graphic designer. She and her husband, Jerry, are raising their two children near the Chesapeake Bay, where she manages her graphic design company.