Edward MacEachen, MFA, U. of Iowa; translator of Pasolini's Poems (PEN award), Sartre's letters to de Beauvoir (NEA fellowship: Florence Gould awards), and Hugo's Les Miserables; has lectured at Yale, Cooper Union, the Public Theatre, St. Marks Poetry Project, and London's National Film Theatre.

Francesca Magnani, Laurea, U. of Bologna; MA, NYU; Fulbright Scholar; teaches Italian and literature at NYU; has taught at Baruch College and CUNY Graduate Center.

Tanya Mairs, PhD, Columbia U.; teaches at NYU; has also taught at Barnard College, Columbia Prep, and American University of Paris; translator of The Red Monarch by Yuri Krotkov; articles in Ulbandus Review.

Yelena Malcolm, owner and executive chef of 7:3 Chocolates; online-only boutique chocolatier noted for the exotic and unexpected flavors of her confections; eschews all artificial ingredients and is committed to supporting sustainable agricultural practices through her choice of suppliers.

Giuseppe Manca, studied at U. of Cagliari; trained in foreign language teaching methods at The New School; co-author of Piacere!

Elizabeth Marner-Brooks, has hosted a live television show, performed in television news broadcasting, and given presentations for major corporations throughout the U.S., including a major TV network.

Douglas Martin, MFA, The New School; author of the novel Outline of My Lover; work has appeared in New Writing 11, the haiku year, Dublin Review, and Nerve; has taught workshops at The Writer's Voice and Cornell U.

Sonya Mason, DMA, Manhattan School of Music; concert pianist; has performed in the U.S., Japan, Europe, and Australia; faculty, Mannes Preparatory Division, Special Music School of America, and the Lucy Moses Adult Division.

Michelle Materre, Med, Boston College; independent producer/arts administrator/distributor/marketing specialist; consults on film distribution and marketing, fundraising, educational outreach, exhibition. and programming; NY Women in Film & Television board of directors; advisory board, REEL New York, Channel 13/WNET, New York; recent curatorial credits include Tenth Annual Harlem Film Festival; advisor to Women Make Movies, Third World Newsreel and film festivals around the world.

Barbara Mates, PhD, Columbia U.; licensed and certified speech-language pathologist; licensed psychologist; certified teacher of speech and hearing handicapped; director, American Diagnostic Learning & Reading Center; adj. professor, CCNY-CUNY.

Stephanie McBride, MFA, Vermont College; founder of New Voices, bringing underrepresented writers into mainstream publishing.

Xanda McCagg, BFA, Boston U.; abstract painter; residencies at Vermont Studio Center and Contemporary Artists Center (Mass.); solo exhibition at A.I.R. Gallery; numerous group exhibitions in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Florida.

Sharron McCarthy, C.W.E.; Banfi Vintners' executive director for Riunite; food and wine consultant to Italian Trade Commission.

Donald R. McClenahan, BFA, RISD; advertising VP and art director whose clients include General Electric, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and Perugina Brands; also teaches digital Web, interactive, and print graphics programs at Pratt Inst.

Dana McCurdy, synthesizer specialist, recording engineer, and consultant specializing in home MIDI studio design and installation; currently on faculties of Vassar College and Mannes College The New School for Music.

Barbara McKechnie, MA, NYU; R.D.T.; currently drama therapist for children and adolescents at St. Vincent's, consultant and private practice; training in psychodrama at the Sociometric Institute in NYC; representative for drama therapy with NJ Arts Therapies Association; president, board of Natl. Assn. for Drama Therapy.

Madge McKeithen, MFA, Queens University of Charlotte, author of Blue Peninsula: Essential Words for a Life of Loss and Change.

Karen McKinnon, author of a novel, Narcissus Ascending, and a short story that was collected in On the Rocks: The KGB Bar Fiction Anthology; recipient, New Voice Fiction Award.

Liz Mechem, MFA, The New School; published in The New York Times Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, Hope Magazine; author of short stories, essays, articles and several books on design, co-director and instructor, The Writer's Craft.

Jose Mejer, Jr., BArch, Cornell U.; architect; recipient, Cintas Fellowship for Architecture; instructor at The New School since 1994; owner of Jose Mejer Jr. Design Studio.

Constanza Melo, MA, Ohio State U.; has taught Spanish and literature at OSU, Hofstra U., and Queens College.

Matthew P. Melucci, MA, Wesleyan U.; freelance writer/journalist with 18 years experience on newspapers, magazines, and online publications, including managing editor of MTV Interactive's SonicNet news team; winner, Scripps Howard Natl. Journalism Award, two Webbies, and ASCAP Deems Taylor Award.

Valerie Mendelson, PhD CUNY Graduate Center; has taught at Hunter College and CCNY; papers on French artist/art historians, women collectors in France, Victorian landscape photography presented at CAA, NEMLA, and Barnard College among others; artwork exhibited in New York, Alabama, Maryland, and Boston.

Polly Merdinger, MA, EdM; co-author of Even If You Can't Carry a Tune; has taught ESL and ESL teaching at the American Language Program and Columbia U. Teachers College.

Sharon M. Mesmer, MFA, Brooklyn College; author of Half Angel, Half Lunch; The Empty Quarter; In Ordinary Time; Lonely Tylenol (with David Humphrey); Ma Vie à Yonago (in French); fellowships include NYFA Poetry, MacDowell Colony, Fundación Valparaiso, and Hawthornden Castle.

David N. Meyer, BFA, Temple U.; author, The One Hundred Best Films To Rent You've Never Heard Of and A Girl and A Gun: The Complete Renter's Guide to Film Noir; former writer/producer for HBO, Cinemax, and CBS; created Music Video column for Entertainment Weekly; has written on film for the New York Times.

Stephen A. Michaels, BA, Harvard; AEA, SAG, AFTRA; studied with Lee Strasberg and at NYU School of the Arts Theater Program; has acted, directed, and taught acting for 20 years; teaches at the Lee Strasberg Theater Inst. and AMDA; role in the feature film Once We Were Strangers; recently directed Spike Heels and Closer at Lee Strasberg Theater Inst.

George A. Milite, BA, U. of Penn; professional writer/editor who specializes in helping businesses communicate more effectively; clients include the New York Stock Exchange and Marsh & Mclennan.

Steven Milowitz, PhD, NYU; teaches English and American literature at Ramaz School; has taught at Choate Rosemary Hall; author of Philip Roth Considered: The Concentrationary Universe of the American Writer.

Catherine Mindolovich, PhD, The New School for Social Research; staff psychologist, International Center for the Disabled, specializing in assessment and treatment of physical and psychological trauma, neuropsychological assessment, and cognitive rehabilitation; psychotherapist in private practice with children and adults.

Peter Mintz, MBA, Baruch College-CUNY; founder-president of Fleetwood Research, an investment analysis group; former senior analyst, H.J. Meyers & Co. Inc.; founder and chairman of Securities Research special interest group within Financial Executives Networking Group; member, advisory boards of Streetfinity and Play-It-Now.

Philippe-Gerard Montanari, studied at Catholic U. of Argentina; member of AATF; has taught French and Spanish for more than 20 years.

Louise Montello, PhD, NYU; Certif., American Music Therapy Assn.; coordinator, New School Creative Arts Therapy Certificate Program; clinical research scientist, NYU Dept. of Psychiatry; assoc. editor, Intl. Journal of Arts Medicine; guest lecturer, Manhattan School of Music; private practice.

Robert S. Montgomery, MFA, Yale School of Drama; author of plays including Subject to Fits, Electra, and Genesis; work has been produced by The Public Theater, La MaMa, Royal Shakespeare Co., and others here and abroad.

Mineko Takane Moreno, BA, Aoyama Gakuin U. (Tokyo), well-known San Diego-based TV personality, restaurant consultant, and cooking instructor; co-author of Sushi for Dummies; member, Intl. Assn. of Cooking Professionals (IACP) and Les Dames d'Escoffier Intl.

Caitlin Morgan, MA, School for Intl. Training; RSA, Cambridge U.; asst. director of English Language Studies, The New School for General Studies; has taught ESL and trained teachers in the U.S. and abroad; freelance ESL materials writer.

Laura Morgan, MA, The New School; producer/director of award-winning films for NBC, Showtime, and European and Asian TV; has worked as actress, asst. director, editor, and art director on feature films.

Margo Moss, MA, NYU; L.D.T.C.; freelance photographer; published in textbooks, calendars, magazines; created children's photography for the Newark Museum; founder and former director of Creative Camps, a non-profit school for learning-disabled children.

William Moulton, MFA, California Inst. of the Arts; has taught at New School (Joffrey BFA), SUNY-Brockport, Florida State, Calif. Inst. of the Arts, and NYU; founder and first president of Intl. Guild of Musicians in Dance; composer of solo, chamber, musical theater, electronic scores, and works for dance; lyricist and librettist.

Fred Murhammer, BFA, NYU; computer graphics trainer and consultant.

John Charles Murphy, MA, U. of Colorado; Completion Diploma, Ecole Jacques Lecoq; director, writer, and producer; has taught acting and performance studies in Europe and the U.S.; has acted in plays, film, television, and commercials; performs seasonally with Mummenschanz.