Jan Jackson, is a feature writer, photojournalist and tour development specialist, who since 1964 has traveled with tour groups throughout Oregon, North America and the world. She was born and raised in Rainier, Oregon. Before publishing the Country Traveler Online, Jan was  public relations director for the Salem YWCA, president of Jan Jackson Travel, Inc., founder and publisher of a monthly tabloid called The Traveler’s Times, developer of tourism programs for the Agri-Business Council of Oregon and she edited the Oregon State Grange Newspaper. She continues to write feature stories and take photographs for several leading agriculture and travel publications. As a tour operator both home and abroad, Jan took a special interest in learning about the people who lived between the cities along her tour routes. Her passion for them has not only continued, but she is committed to sharing their stories.

Mark Rozin, born and raised in Eastern Europe, is an award-winning photographer who continues to travel the world in search of new people and new places to photograph. Mark's work includes print and electronic media, photojournalism and covering special events.

D. "Bing" Bingham is an experienced freelance writer, photographer and public radio commentator. His credits extend from the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian and National Public Radio to  numerous national, regional and local magazines, newspapers and radio stations. He's a longtime high desert inhabitant who lives on a remote sheep and meat goat ranch in northern Central Oregon.  

Eileen DiCicco is a freelance writer, editor and proofreader living in Dallas, Oregon.  She has more than 20 years of experience in print media and has taken forays into business marketing and public relations for elected officials, the wine industry and real estate. She can be reached at edicicco@msn.com or 503-623-2924.

Cheryl Clark, is president of both Aura Marketing, a marketing consulting and graphic design service company; and Bella Diva Design which specializes in murals, trompe-l’oiel and stenciling for residential and commercial projects. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and English and an MBA in Marketing.