Craig Brown is executive director of CommonDreams.org. Together with his late wife, Lina Newhouser, Brown founded CommonDreams.org in 1997. A carpenter - turned community organizer - turned political consultant, Brown began in progressive politics in the 1970s as a leader of Maine PIRG and as a community organizer working with the homeless and on poverty issues. Brown was an organizer of the anti-nuclear Clamshell Alliance - spending time in New Hampshire jails for sitting in front of bulldozers at the Seabrook Nuclear Plant construction site. Brown has managed many state, local, Congressional and US Senate campaigns over the past 30 years. He has managed and worked for many progressive organizations and referendum campaigns. Brown managed the Congressional campaigns of former US Rep. Tom Andrews of Maine. Brown then served as Chief-of-Staff to Congressman Andrews in Washington for Andrews' two-terms in the US House. In 1991, Andrews co-founded the Congressional Progressive Caucus. In 1994, Congressional Quarterly rated Andrews as the most progressive member of Congress - a designation he was proud of. Andrews currently leads the Win Without War coalition. Brown provides the vision for CommonDreams.org and directs the editorial content and business operations. He lives on the coast of Maine with his teenage daughters, Chloe & Moriah, and his golden retriever, Jackson Brown. Follow Craig on Facebook here or on Twitter here. editor@commondreams.org

Katherine Paul is communications director for CommonDreams.org. Her political consciousness was shaped by the turbulent 60's, including the Vietnam War, civil rights protests, the assassinations of the Kennedys and MLK, and the 1970 shootings at Kent State University, where she was a student. Her career path has taken numerous twists and turns, from french teacher to newspaper reporter, to media relations manager and freelance writer. She never made it to San Francisco with flowers in her hair in the 1960's, but she did find her way to CommonDreams.org in 2006, where she manages fundraising and donor and marketing communications. She hopes one day to find Edward Abbey's secret gravesite so she can pay her respects. katherine@commondreams.org

Jon Queally is assistant editor for CommonDreams.org. A Maine native, he's returned to the city of his birth following years away. After time spent working for a community theater company in San Francisco, rallying against this nation's numerous blunders, and as a school teacher in Maine, he is proud to bring his passion for social justice, progressive education and media activism to CommonDreams.org. Having traveled extensively internationally and across the United States, Jon believes fully in the power (and wisdom) of global citizens and local communities. After coming aboard in early 2007, he has learned to curb his habits of reading slowly and enjoying the outdoors. When not busily monitoring the ebb and flow of world events he does his best to remain active locally and vibrant socially. Queally works daily on the selection and management of news content. He lives in Portland with his wonderful wife and their old - and infinitely kind - dog, Cassidy, who has recently been daylighting as assistant-to-the-assistant-editors at CD. jon@commondreams.org

Andrea Germanos is assistant editor for CommonDreams.org. A native of Chicago, Germanos woke up to social justice issues at age 13 when she joined Amnesty International. She is an educator and writer who taught English as a second language for 13 years, making it a point to incorporate media awareness into the curriculum. She spent more than a decade working with immigrant communities throughout Illinois and has participated in too many immigrants-rights and anti-war marches and rallies to count. An avid bicycler, she has logged hundreds of miles in Critical Mass rides. She is a supporter of the buy local and buy organic movements and a fanatic about household non-toxic and biodegradeable products. When she isn't on content selection and news management at CommonDreams.org, she can often be found writing angry letters to local politicians and managing her extensive worm composting operations. andrea@commondreams.org