Carter Heyward graduated from Union Theological Seminary in New York City (MA 1971, MDiv 1973, PhD 1980), Danforth Scholar, 1978-80. She was among the first group of women ordained in Philadelphia in 1974. Heyward taught at Episcopal Divinity School, 1975-2005, and has been honored with distinguished Alumae Awards from Randolph Macon Woman's College and Union Theological Seminary. She lives in Cedar Mountain, North Carolina.
Janine Lehane is a poet, artist, horsewoman, and editor from Brisbane, Australia. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 2006.