Josh Orton is political director for Netroots Nation. Previously, Orton served as executive producer for Air America's "The Majority Report" with Sam Seder and Janeane Garofalo, press secretary for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and deputy new media director for the Barack Obama campaign. A Wisconsin native and current New York resident, Orton also blogs at MyDD.com. He believes that this is the Cubs' year.

Ezra Klein is an associate editor at The American Prospect. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, The Columbia Journalism Review, and other outlets. He's been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more. He cooks a mean kung pao, and likes to talk about health care policy.

Its not about money, it’s about making a positive impact.

What could be better than helping everybody find better health?
Towards that, I founded MEDgle in Sept 2006. MEDgle empowers
participatory healthcare by providing transparency to a consumers'
medical options (diagnoses, physicians, services and health products)
through a personalized medical search.

Throughout my career, I have looked for opportunities to apply
practical artificial intelligence. MEDgle and technology behind it
is a synthesis of my goals, time spent at MIT, and research over the last 15 years
encompassing education, government, manufactoring, retail, and
consumer internet.

Melinda Gibson is the Operations Manager for Health Care for America Now! (HCAN!). Health Care for America Now! is a national grassroots campaign made up of a variety of organizations (including labor, think tanks, online, and community based organizations) who are dedicated to quality, affordable health care we all can count on. Melinda moved to Washington, DC from Santa Monica, CA in the spring of 2007 and began her work on health care reform as the Health Care Policy Analyst and Organizer for Campaign for America’s Future.

Julia Eisman is responsible for online advocacy at Families USA, a national nonprofit that works to achieve quality and affordable health care for all. Julia has led the organization's recent initiative to launch a new microsite, StandUpforHealthCare.org, where the less wonky can learn about health care issues, get involved and take action. The site is expected to launch on July 21. Previously, Julia worked in education, teaching diversity issues to kids from pre-K to the 12th grade. She earned her BA from UT Austin and her Masters in Public Administration from American University.