Donald W. Huffmire is Emeritus Associate Professor of Management in the School of Business, the University of Connecticut, where he taught strategic management, small business management and entrepreneurship, and international business in the M.B.A. program, before retiring in 1997. During his teaching career, he served as Director of the M.B.A. program for three years and Director of the Small Business Institute from 1983 through 1997. Using his Strategic Management Model, he has analyzed and improved the management systems at a wide array of organizations, and he has delivered presentations to managers and supervisors around the United States and abroad. His articles on management, supervision, and strategic management have appeared in such journals as The Journal of Business Policy, Long Range Planning, and The Journal of General Management.

Jane D. Holmes has maintained a private counseling practice for more than 10 years, and in 2000 began training for a parallel career in coaching, specializing in personal, executive, and small business coaching.