Scott McLean is a Senior Adjunct Faculty Member in the Communication Department at Walden University and Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago de Chile. He also served as Associate Professor of Business Communication for the W. A. Franke College of Business, Northern Arizona University—Yuma, on a combined campus partnership with the University of Arizona and Arizona Western College. Scott was the 2007–2011 Shadle-EdgeCombe Endowed Faculty Chair at Arizona Western College. 

Scott has written or co-written several other FlatWorld titles in communication, English, and business. His publishing record includes articles in peer-reviewed journals, classic car magazines, and newspapers. From his experience working with students at the community college and undergraduate levels (including developmental English, college preparation, composition and argumentation, literature and analysis, and business communication), Scott has learned the importance of providing students with clear, concise learning resources with scaffolding and frequent opportunities for engagement and demonstration of skill mastery. He has also come to appreciate the important role the first English and business communication courses play in helping students achieve overall academic success. 

Beyond his classroom experience, Scott regularly serves as a communications advisor to industry, business, and organizations. He’s served as a Subject Matter Expert in Professional Communication for Google (Outlier.org), Ebsco (learningexpresshub.com), Instructure (Canvas) and Strategic Education (sophia.org). He is a Certified Higher Education Professional (CHEP, cheponline.org) in Teaching, Online Teaching, Leadership, and Career Services. He also completed several Google Cloud Skill Boost trainings on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and earned the Elements of AI Certificate at the University of Helsinki.

Scott serves as an international business and industry consultant and has worked with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon. He has also served on the Small Business and Innovative Research (SBIR) Evaluation Panel for the National Institutes of Health and evaluated programs for the Ministry of Hacienda, Chile and many others. He has taught at AWC/San Luis on the U.S./Mexican Border, at Central Oregon Community College’s Branch Campus on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, and at Universidad San Sebastián in Concepción, Chile. Scott studied at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, at Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow School of Communication, and at Northern Arizona University–Flagstaff Department of English in the area of Professional Writing. He and his family live in Washington State.

Murray Moman is an instructor in the Applied Commerce and Management Education department at Red River College in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He teaches business communication, sales communication, professional development, management and organizational behaviour, and office administration to students in a variety of college programs including: business administration, commerce/industry sales and marketing, international business, applied accounting, aviation management, and computer programming. Prior to teaching, Murray was a corporate trainer with Agricore United, and spent 16 years in various sales, marketing and editorial roles in the publishing industry. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Manitoba (Psychology/English) and is currently completing his Certificate in Adult Education. Murray is passionate about teaching, hockey, and good food and drink with good friends. He and his family currently live in Winnipeg but dream of living in Hogwarts.