Ali W. Rothrock

Ali Rothrock is a leading voice in trauma recovery and mental health nationwide. She is the founder and CEO of On the Job and Off, and the executive director for First Responders Care, two organizations dedicated to building more resilient first responders who take an active role in their communities. Her first book, Where Hope Lives, tells the story of her challenging entry into the fire service. Rothrock is a Certified Trauma Responder through the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists, and a Behavioral Health Specialist with the Medical Reserve Corps. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband.

Taylor S. Schumann is a shooting survivor, writer, and activist whose writing has appeared in Christianity Today and Reader's Digest. She is the author of When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough: A Survivor's Journey into the Realities of Gun Violence. Taylor and her family live in Charleston, South Carolina.