Catherine Yerly, Founder/Executive Director - Catherine's multi-faceted experience inspired her vision of Kids Create Peace into a reality. Originally from Texas, Catherine now resides in Los Angeles and has worked as an actor, writer and producer for theatre and film. Her expertise, however, extends beyond the arts. Catherine works as a technical writer for NASA and she led and facilitated discussions through some religious organizations on issues of racism, multi-culturalism, and sexism. Catherine contributes as production coordinator for the documentary "A Meeting - A Future", which captures a dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian teenagers and their design for peace. She also coordinated the worldwide premiere of the PBS documentary "Talk to Me: American's in Conversation", funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Getty Foundation. Catherine spent the summer of 2004 working with children in the small east African village of Pommern, Tanzania. Catherine is an active member of the Agape International Spiritual Center, founded by Michael Beckwith. She serves as a co-director and singer/actor with the Agape Road Show, a group that performs weekly in convalescent homes, prisons, hospices and youth facilities in Los Angeles and New York City. Kids Create Peace encompasses Catherine's dream to bridge working with kids, art and the peace movement. Natascha Corrigan, Projects Director - Natascha is a Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter who has been writing music for over 20 years. A native New Yorker, she has an extensive background and education in Theatre and Performing Arts. She performs her original music in the local and national arenas and has produced theater in the Los Angeles area. Natascha has expansive experience in sales, marketing and media, including her work with the Los Angeles theatre premiere of “Temporary Blues”, the proceeds of which were raised to benefit two families of the 9/11 tragedy. Natascha’s experience with music and marketing, and her life long commitment to promoting peace made Kids Create Peace a natural culmination of her passions. Other contributors include: Jerry Danielson, Owner, Busy Signal Studios, Los Angeles, CA Juliet Easton, Owner, www.entrepreneurship4kids.org, Athens, GA Steve Ross, Artist, Steve Ross Illustrations, New York, NY Larisa Stow, Singer/Songwriter, Los Angeles, CA David Zink, Singer/Songwriter, Los Angeles, CA