Poet Frances Payne Adler is a professor and founder of the Creative Writing and Social Action Program at California State University, Monterey Bay. She is the author of five books, including The Making of a Matriot, and is nationally recognized for her collaborative social action art exhibitions.
Fiction writer Debra Busman, a long time activist and community organizer, and poet Diana Garc�a, a founding member of the Border Voices Project, are both professors and co-directors of the Creative Writing and Social Action Program, California State University, Monterey Bay.