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Cheryl T. Goodman is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Professional and Creative Writing/Verbal and Visual Communications. Ms. Goodman’s work experience in marketing, community outreach and event production includes years of service on the local, state and national levels. She has programmed and produced festivals, music and dance concerts, art exhibits and a variety of community activities throughout the east coast for over thirty years with international artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Roy Ayers, Herbie Hancock, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Maysa, Cyrus Chestnut, to name a few. For five years, she served as an on air panelist on the Black Entertainment Television (BET) program, Jazz Discovery acknowledging new jazz talent from around the country. Ms. Goodman has been a management consultant for arts organizations such as WEAA FM, The Hippodrome Foundation, Eubie Blake Cultural Center and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. In 2003, Ms. Goodman founded Dance Baltimore, a nonprofit organization designed to enhance the role of dance in the Baltimore metropolitan area. She is a published writer with feature articles in magazines such as JazzTimes, DownBeat, Dance Magazine, Dance Teacher and NAACP’s Crisis and more. As Your Girl Cheryl, Ms. Goodman shares local art & entertainment news around the metropolitan area via her website, www.yourgirlcheryl.net and the free, online magazine she publishes, What’s HOT in the DMV.

After a failed attempt at structured music instruction at Washington State University, Eric earned a broadcast journalism degree from WSU's renowned Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.

Philadelphia native Robert E. Shahid grew up with a constant musical influence. His mother sang opera, his aunt composed and played piano, his grandfather sang in the famed Philadelphia Male Chorus, and his uncle was a legendary vibraphonist for Dave Brubeck, Lynn Hope, and Red Prysock. With those musical influences, Robert studied drums in high school and, after graduating from Florida A&M University, later founded The New Philadelphia Jazz Quintet.

Joi Thomas is host of Gospel Grace Afternoon, which airs from 1-5 p.m. She also serves as the media relations and promotions director for New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore. There, she produces and hosts the church’s nationally televised broadcast, does voice overs for commercials, serves as editor and chief of Empowering Disciples magazine,and leads the Creative Arts department. Overall, she manages the image of New Psalmist and its pastor, Bishop Walter S. Thomas, Sr.—who also happens to be her father.

Mark Waldrum is on a mission to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ through various music genres and instruments. The North Carolina born music lover holds a BS degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland College Park, and was welcomed into the Gospel Grace family by Pastor Duane Johnson in 2007. Bro. Mark always wanted to be a DJ since the age of 5, and the self proclaimed "B" side record freak has always strive for the thrill of turning listeners on to new music that they have never heard before and will immediately like.

DJ Henry da Man is a Baltimore-based DJ who spins all types of house music, from deep and soulful to uptempo grooves and bangin' classics to the uplifting and gospel-inspired. His sets are built around strong vocals, jazz-quality instrumentation, and smooth, sensuous blends. He has been mixing for more than 20 years and is a perfectionist with a fine-tuned ear and exceptional editing skills. He has a vault of hundreds of mixed CDs, which he puts together regularly to keep his skills sharp and his fans inspired.