Walter Hatch and Mark W. Garrett

Walter Hatch is professor emeritus of political science at Colby College in Maine, an affiliated faculty member at the UW's Jackson School of International Studies, and a member of the Ballard Task Force on Homelessness and Hunger. He has written numerous articles and chapters on the politics of Japan and China, as well as three books on international relations. Before becoming an academic, he was a journalist -- most recently for The Seattle Times. He writes frequently about this region's homeless community. Mark W Garrett is on the Board of Anything Helps, which works to get homeless people into housing and stability. He has worked directly with about 200 individuals." He has a PhD in engineering from Columbia University, and worked for 31 years bringing internet technologies to fruition.