In August 2012, Charlie began working with Rosalind Wiseman and over two hundred teen boys to write Masterminds & Wingmen, a groundbreaking book that shows what’s happening in boys’ lives for adults, and The Guide, a book specifically written to high school aged boys. Nine months later, Charlie left his job in the financial industry and joined Rosalind full-time helping parents and educators better understand the young people under their care. Charlie oversees the strategic vision to develop partnerships with innovative educational institutions and help increase young people’s academic engagement, emotional wellbeing, and physical safety.
His work with young people doesn’t stop there. He serves on the Attention Homes Board of Directors, an NPO providing housing and services for Boulder County, Colorado homeless and run-away youth. Most recently, he joined The Task Force to form the Boys’ School of Denver.

Shanterra McBride is a speaker, educator and writer. As founder of Marvelous University, she offers life coaching and success planning for young people, specializing in leadership development for girls and young women.

Shanterra’s background in youth leadership and student development is extensive – and impactful. As a first generation college graduate, Shanterra knows all too well what it means to pursue your passion, which is what she seeks to instill in young people. As a native Texan, Shanterra received a full vocal performance scholarship to Southern Methodist University (SMU). She soon realized that although she loved singing, something was missing from her life and that was the passion and opportunity to serve others. She changed her major to Sociology and Public Affairs and Corporate Communications. Shanterra furthered her education by obtaining a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University.

Shanterra’s career has been dedicated to advancing youth development initiatives, consulting for organizations like the DC Children & Youth Investment Trust Corporation and serving as the Deputy Executive Director of a non-profit organization dedicated to ending the culture of violence among young people. She has also served as an Assistant Principal in a private, Catholic high school in Atherton, CA, where she encouraged her students to embrace themselves as unique individuals, and to use their voice of privilege to speak for those who are not heard. She currently advises Kimball Union Academy’s Girls’ Leadership Camp on curriculum development and instructors each year and is the Youth Director at Hamilton Park United Church.

Various media have interviewed Shanterra as an expert on bullying and teen dating violence, including National Public Radio, Essence and Parade magazine, and an assortment of network and cable television affiliates across the United States. Shanterra is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the SMU Black Alumni Association Board.

Rosalind Wiseman has had only one job since graduating from college—to help communities shift the way we think about children and teens’ emotional and physical wellbeing. As a teacher, thought leader, author, and media spokesperson on bullying, ethical leadership, the use of social media, and media literacy, she is in constant dialogue and collaboration with educators, parents, children, and teens.

Most famously the author of Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World—the groundbreaking, bestselling book that was the basis for the movie Mean Girls. The fully revised third edition was published in August 2016.

Rosalind’s other publications include Masterminds & Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World, which was awarded Best Parenting Book by Books for a Better Life in 2014.

In addition, she wrote a free companion e-book for high school boys, The Guide: Managing Jerks, Recruiting Wingmen, and Attracting Who You Want and the young adult novel Boys, Girls and Other Hazardous Materials. She is the author of the Owning Up Curriculum, a comprehensive social emotional learning program for grades 6-9 that will be re-launched in partnership with the Association of Middle Level Educators in October of 2016.

From teaching in the classroom to large keynote presentations, each year Rosalind works with tens of thousands of students, educators, parents, counselors, coaches, and administrators to create communities based on the belief that each person has a responsibility to treat themselves and others with dignity. Rosalind has presented at the White House, American School Counselors Association, South By Southwest, the Game Developers Conference, the International Boys’ Schools Coalition, the American Association of School Administrators, and countless schools throughout the US and abroad. She was a consultant for Cartoon Network’s Speak Up, Stop Bullying Campaign, and is an advisor to the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration.

National media regularly depends on Rosalind as the expert on ethical leadership, media literacy, and bullying prevention. She has been a consultant for Cartoon Network’s Speak Up, Stop Bullying campaign and has been profiled in The New York Times, People, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, and USAToday. Wiseman is a frequent guest on national media like The Today Show, CNN, and NPR affiliates throughout the country.

A native of Washington DC, she currently lives in Colorado with her husband and two sons.