Kelly Aukema is a postdoctoral fellow in biochemistry at the University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC. She received a doctoral degree in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a B.S. in chemistry from Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana. Discovering how gadgets work has always been fascinating to her, and as a biochemist, she considers herself a student of molecular machines. She enjoys teaching research methods, providing informal career counseling, and mentoring students. Kelly is married to Brian Aukema, a Canadian Forest Service scientist, and they are the parents of two young boys.

Dorothy Boorse received her doctoral degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and joined the Gordon College Biology Faculty in January of 1999. Her primary research and teaching interests are in aquatic community ecology and invasive species. She spends a great deal of time connecting science to non-scientists and looking at ways science and faith integrate, particularly in the area of environmental ethics. Dorothy was a fellow of the Gordon College Center for Christian Studies from 2005-2006 and received the Distinguished Junior Faculty Award at Gordon College in 2002. She has a strong interest in mentoring women in science. Dorothy is married to Gary Wernsing, and they have two sons.

Sylvia Chen is a senior patent operations counsel at Motorola. Prior to joining Motorola, Sylvia was an associate attorney in Washington, D.C., and a patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Sylvia earned her J.D. from the University of Michigan in 1994 and has a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois-Urbana. Sylvia is interested in leadership issues in the law profession, particularly related to minority and gender factors. She is married with three children and her biblical hero is Daniel, though she says she is much more like Gideon.

Kelly Monroe Kullberg joins the Women in the Academy & Professions initiative while also serving as the director of project development for The Veritas Forum, which she and friends first organized at Harvard in 1992. She is editor and co-author of Finding God at Harvard: Spiritual Journeys of Christian Thinkers and author of Finding God Beyond Harvard. Kelly enjoys star-gazing and playing guitars around a fire with friends. She hopes women will come a day early to Following Christ 2008 in Chicago for a time of spiritual refreshment with other women. Kelly lives with her husband David and five fun children in Columbus, Ohio.

Hillary Lum is an internal medicine resident at the University of Pittsburgh. She received her MD and PhD (Cell and Molecular Biology) through the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a B.A. in Biology from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. With her husband, Ryan Day, she volunteered at a faith-based HIV/AIDS hospital in Jos, Nigeria in 2006. She is interested in understanding health disparities affecting older adults, especially minorities. Ultimately, she hopes to be involved in community-based health services research and to serve as a primary care physician at a community health center. She loves living simply, in community, and in the city.