Katie is an opera singer, choreographer, voice actor, and freelance writer based in Seattle. Katie's travels have taken her around the country and the globe, on solo tours in Europe and Asia, and on multiple trips to Sweden -- where her inspirational story captured the country's heart on the top-rated, International Emmy-winning TV series, Allt för Sverige. She is also a registered yoga teacher and creator of a “Yoga for Cystic Fibrosis” video series for Pactster.com in collaboration with the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Most recently Katie was awarded a CFF Impact Grant to create CF Yogi, a new program that will offer free, livestreamed yoga classes for the CF communityKatie holds a BA in vocal performance and music theory  from Seattle Pacific University, where she received the Philip J. Mack music scholarship and graduated magna cum laude. You can connect with Katie on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn, or visit her website, katiemalik.com.

Jen Eisenmann is 47 years old and will be 2 years post double lung transplant in December. She is a former director of the US Adult CF Association and a current board member of the Lung Transplant Foundation as well as the president of their North Carolina chapter. She also fundraises for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation with Great Strides and admins a Facebook group for people with CF who have had a lung transplant. When she is not volunteering, she enjoys Zumba dance classes, going to live concerts and binge watching engaging tv series. She lives with her husband, Pete, and their crazy dog Tarly.

James lives in Huntsville, Alabama and works full-time as a Computational Biologist at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Diagnosed at 18 months, he has long been interested in science and has always enjoyed learning more about how CF and CF treatments work. James graduated from the University of Alabama in Huntsville with bachelors degrees in biochemistry and mathematics and a masters degree in modeling and simulation. His day job focuses on supporting a team using whole genome sequencing to diagnose pediatric rare diseases, but he occasionally dabbles in CF-related genomics research. James has recently become involved with a great community of CF adults and enjoys working with the CFF Adult Advisory Council and ResearchCon planning groups. In his spare time, James enjoys performing with local chamber choirs, playing long-running D&D games with his friends, and catering to his dog's need for continuous snuggles.

Piper was first diagnosed with CF at 6 weeks old in 1981, and has since been the survivor of two double-lung transplants. Piper attended Emory University, received her J.D. from Columbia University Law School and then went on to earn her master's in public administration from New York University's Wagner School of Public Service. She currently works for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in the Community Partnerships Department and lives in Denver with her husband and puppy.