Among the 22 board members, only one (Camille Hoheb, director of Wellness Tourism Worldwide, based in Los Angeles, and the author of Work Without End and Free Time) has a direct tie to the leisure industry. While others may make some money from that business, most are writers, academicians, wellness consultants and the like. Examples:

Cecile Andrews: educator in Santa Cruz, California, author of several books including Circle of Simplicity and The Living Room Revolution;
Larry Cotton: filmmaker, writer and historian in Portland, Oregon;
Bill Doherty: teaches Family Studies at the University of Minnesota and is the author of several books, including Putting Family First and Take Back Your Kids;
Rebecca Gould: teaches Comparative Religion and Environmental Studies at Middlebury College in Vermont;
Richard Hobbs: attorney and Executive Director of Human Agenda, a nonprofit community organization in San Jose, California;
Caroline Li: social media expert and writer in Seattle;
Gretchen Newhouse: teaches Recreation at the University of Wisconsin/La Crosse;
Nancy Parkes: teaches Sustainability and Creative Writing at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA;
Joe Robinson is a work-life balance trainer in Santa Monica, California, and the author of Work to Live and Don't Miss Your Life!;
Jerome Segal is a philosopher and teaches Public Policy at the University of Maryland and author of Graceful Simplicity.

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