Dr. Richard Steckel, cofounder and executive producer of the Milestones Project?, is internationally recognized as a consultant and speaker on nonprofit social enterprise and for-profit social marketing. He and his wife, Michele (Shelli) Steckel, conceived the Milestones Project in 1998 and have since traveled the world capturing the images and stories of more than 60,000 children in 28 countries. Michele (Shelli) Steckel is the producer and cofounder of the Milestones Project?. She is a sensitive photo editor, master ?picture finder? and talented photographer specializing in context photographs. While traveling the globe for the past several decades, she has developed countless friendships with individuals, families, doctors and non-governmental organizations all committed to creating a better world free of hatred and intolerance.