Nehemiah Bar-Yehuda – Cofounder & Executive Director Nehemiah started seven nonprofits in his native Israel and came up with the vision for STWS after being a volunteer bodyworker at St. Paul's at Ground Zero, and seeing that people were constantly coughing despite the government saying the quality of the air at Ground Zero was fine. Nehemiah has a master's degree in Spiritual Psychology, is a yoga teacher specializing in Gongs and Singing Bowls, Resonant Sound~Breath~Meditation Yoga, and is the founder and facilitator of the Self-Recognition~Self-Empowerment Healing Method.

Rosemary Nulty – Cofounder For many years Rosemary was Vice President for Advertising for Federated Dept. Stores. She is also a writer, and having traveled to India on various occasions, is STWS' most knowledgeable member on Ayurveda, the ancient medical science which produced our herbal formulas.

Lt. Paul Cinquemani, FDNY (Retired) Paul was a member of the FDNY for 33 years, retiring in 1994. Like many retired FDNY he volunteered to serve after the events of September 11th. Paul is very active in Democratic politics. Being a STWS program participant whose health has improved from being on the herbal formulas, he is a passionate advocate for STWS.

Jennifer Spano Jennifer was a supervisor at Ground Zero from the beginning of the disaster until the relief site closed in June 2002. She has been an STWS participant for 8.5 years, resulting in significantly improved health. She is an interdisciplinary academic and entrepreneur who volunteers doing outreach and administrative work for STWS.