Jody is a two-time graduate of East Tennessee State University, and had been teaching history for nine years.  She recently started teaching beekeeping at ETSU in the Appalachian Studies Department where she also serves as Executive Assistant for the Center of Excellence in Appalachian Studies. Jody has co-authored three history textbooks and her latest degree is in ancient religions. She has two children and three grandsons. Jody is wild about cryptids and anything paranormal. In her spare time, she paints watercolor landscapes as a hobby, along with reading (she love Harry Potter), traveling for research (and pleasure...she loves Salem, Mass. and Universal Studios in Orlando, Fl.). Jody is currently working on her Doctor of Liberal Studies at the University of Memphis where my focus is on ancient history and museum studies.

Hayley Wade is a Northeast State Community College and East Tennessee State University graduate. She graduated with her Masters in History in 2019 from ETSU and pursued the education field. She now teaches Special Education at a local middle school, has published three academic texts, and is newly adjunct faculty at ETSU. She can often be found traveling with her husband, funding a new hobby, reading, or writing.