Jonathan Catherman is a sociologist and educator who has worked in private and public education for 24 years. He speaks worldwide to diverse audiences of all ages and is the author of the bestselling books for teens The Manual to Manhood and The Manual to Middle School. For his success in the development and delivery of youth mentoring resources and programming, Jonathan was awarded the 2016 President’s Volunteer Service Award and Martin Luther King Drum Major for Service Award. Erica Catherman has spent more than 20 years working with young women as a community volunteer, an advocate for gender equality in sports, and a coach/mentor to middle school, high school, and college students. She has written resources for young women and their mentors and is the author (with Jonathan) of The Girls’ Guide to Conquering Life and The Girls’ Guide to Conquering Middle School.