John E. Meeks, MD
Dr. Meeks has been a practicing child and adolescent psychiatrist for over forty-five years. He received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee. He has taught at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and the Georgetown University Medical School. He has served as director of several child and adolescent divisions in psychiatric hospitals. He is co-founder, and has served as the president and Medical Director of The Foundation Schools since 1975. The Foundation Schools operate four schools for students with emotional disturbance K-12. He has authored several articles on individual and group psychotherapy, behavior disorders of childhood, treatment of adolescent suicide, adolescent substance abuse, hospitalization and inpatient treatment and adolescent depression. Dr. Meeks is best known for his classic textbook The Fragile Alliance and another book on depression: High Times, Low Times: The Many Faces of Adolescent Depression. Dr. Meeks has presented nationally and internationally. In 1998 Dr. Meeks received the prestigious national Schonfeld Award from the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry for his lifetime contributions to child and adolescent psychiatry.

Philippe J.Dupont, EdD
Dr. Dupont has been working with children and adolescents for twenty-nine years. He has served as Associate Professor at The George Washington University teaching courses in assessment, behavior management, mainstreaming, diversity and behavior disorders. He has taught in private and public schools. He has taught for the Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland and received his doctorate in Special Education from the George Washington University in 1985. He served as Principal and Education Director of The Pathways Schools for eleven years and Director of The Foundation School of Prince George's County for four years. He is also a consultant on staff development for orphanages in Bosnia and Herzegovina with Training Workshops International (TWI) for the Children. He presents workshops on various topics in special education at the state, national and international levels. He recently presented his work with the Bosnian orphanages at the United States Institute of Peace Conference at the Airlie Center in Warrenton, Virginia. He received the Rita Ives Outstanding Alumni Award from The George Washington University in 1995 for his contributions to the field of emotional disturbance. Dr. Dupont was president of the Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities (MANSEF) from 1997-1999. He has written articles about adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems. He is presently the Director of Development for The Foundation Schools.