Mr. Coughlan is an activist and a co-author of three earlier works. He has a finished draft of Volume II of this series titled “Small Groups and the Process of Change”. His education includes a B.A. in Political Science from Boston University, 1970, M.A. of Humanistic and Scientific Behavior and M.A. of Urban Affairs, both 1978 from Boston University, and a third M.A. of Sociology, 1997, from Boston College. He is an adjunct faculty member at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio and serves on the board for the Food Co-op of Cleveland. He lives in South Euclid, Ohio, with his wife June. His email address is wcoughlan@adelphia.net.