Teri Hein is the founding executive director of 826 Seattle. In 2012 she accepted the National Youth Arts and Humanities Award from First Lady Michelle Obama for 826 Seattle. She has been a teacher for twenty-five years and is the author of numerous essays and stories, including a memoir, Atomic Farmgirl.

Alicia Craven is the Programs Manager at 826 Seattle oversees the Programming Department, which offers multiple writing programs to youth, including the In-Schools program which sends teams of trained volunteers into classrooms. She has also taught English in Thailand and Ecuador.

Miriam Reed is a 4th through 6th grade teacher at First Place School, an agency school that serves students and families of the Greater Seattle area who are struggling with the risks and realities of homelessness. Before becoming a teacher, she worked as an attorney.

Eric E. Magnuson is a writer, master griller, and silence filler.