Why this book iv Director’s message vi Mary Seton Corboy 1 Judge Patrick Dugan 3 Joseph A. Frick 5 Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey 7 Sarah Martinez-Helfman 9 Dr. A. Scott McNeal 11 Dr. John A. Rich 13 Lucas Rivera 15 Liz Scott 17 Tanya Thampi-Sen 19 Stanford Thompson 21 Dr. Flaura K. Winston 23 About our leaders 25 Authors and illustrators 28 Our supporters 30 Participating schools 31 Who we are 32 Contents