Stephanie McCann, MA, is an independent medical and scientific illustrator with 30 years of experience. She received an MA in Medical and Biological Illustration from The Johns Hopkins University and a BA in Fine Arts from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is an instructor at Santa Barbara City College, currently teaching digital drawing (Multimedia Arts and Technology Department) and previously teaching biological illustration (Biology Department). 

Joanne Tillotson, PhD, is associate professor emerita at Purchase College, State University of New York, where she taught undergraduate biology. She received the Pedagogy Award for innovative use of technology and the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Since retirement, she has contributed to curriculum revisions for Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine. Dr. Tillotson received her BS degree in biology from the University of Dubuque and her PhD in biochemistry from Michigan State University.