James Butler, M.Ed., has been teaching kindergarten and prekindergarten since 2002. He has a B.S. in education and early childhood from Indiana’s Manchester University and an M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from Grand Canyon University. He is now the SEL (social-emotional learning) mindfulness specialist for the Austin Independent School District (AISD), working with teachers, staff, administrators, parents, and grades preK-12 students. During the 2016-2017 school year, James helped implement a mindfulness curriculum in all 130 AISD campuses. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Becca Borrelli received an M.A. in Art Education from the University of Texas. She works as an art teacher at the Contemporary Art School in Austin, Texas. She is inspired by the invisible connections between all things, and her work aims to be a playful, bright, and hopeful interpretation of the world’s whimsical and magical sides.