Writers

Derek Brown is Vice President for Global Fellowship at Ashoka – Innovators for the Public.

Jennifer Gampell is a freelance writer based in Thailand. She writes about social and cultural topics for international publications including Time (Asia), the Wall Street Journal and Reader's Digest.

Steve Owad is a Canadian writer based in Warsaw whose work has appeared in local English-language publications.

Shannon Walbran is an educational and development consultant in Rio de Janeiro and a regular contributor to Changemakers.

Photographers

Douglas Engle took the photographs for the article "A New Look for Brazilian Workers' Cooperative." He is a photo-journalist with the Associated Press in Rio de Janeiro. His photos have appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times, and other newspapers and magazines around the world.

Guy Wulfing took the photographs of Rosana Tositrakul. He is Web Manager for the Ashoka.org Web site.