Bellen Woodard is the beloved trailblazer and CEO of More than Peach®️, LLC. As the World’s 1st Crayon Activist®️ and pioneer of “skin-color” crayons, Bellen has transformed an entire industry with a first-of-its-kind, innovative and inclusive project and art brand that have now become a global movement. She’s received many notable awards and has been featured by Scholastic, TIME, Vogue, TODAY, Nickelodeon, and many others.
Alessandra Stanley is the Co-Editor of AIR MAIL alongside Graydon Carter. Before that, she was a writer at The New York Times, first as a political reporter, then as a foreign correspondent and bureau chief in Moscow and in Rome. She also served as the chief television critic of The New York Times for twelve years. Alessandra lives in New York City.
Traci Swain has been involved in children’s publishing since 2011. She helps foster the joy of reading by producing content with students, renowned authors, and educators who go above and beyond for their young readers.
Her love of writing began after taking creative writing courses at a summer day camp when she was 12. Her class was assigned to write in a journal each day, and thus her love of sharing stories began.
When Chicago native Traci N. Todd was born, her parents decided her initials should stand for dynamite, just like her father's. He raised her on Ray Charles and Nina Simone, and her mother read her every good book. Traci is the author of Nina: A Story of Nina Simone, illustrated by Christian Robinson, and is also a children's book editor.
