Diane A. Sears is a Member of the University Council for Fatherhood and Men's Studies Program at Akamai University (www.akamaiuniversity.us) in Hilo, Hawaii. She advises the President of Akamai University on Fatherhood and Men's issues and assists him in the enhancement of the institution’s Fatherhood and Men’s Studies curriculum. Sears is the author/editor of a Fatherhood book--IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD(R)--TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES (www.amazon.com; www.xlibris.com); and the Managing Editor of IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD(R), an international quarterly male parenting journal which celebrates its 10th anniversary in October 2009. Sears authors and publishes reviews on books concerning Fatherhood and Men's issues and is a co-producer of and participant in numerous panel discussions on Fatherhood issues. In April 2006, Sears co-moderated the “New Media, Social Entrepreneurship and the Single Father Movement” Panel at the Eastern Communication Association’s 97th National Conference which was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she presented a paper entitled, “Resurrecting A Vision--Transforming Fatherhood: The New Media And the Fatherhood Movement”. In June 2008, Sears launched the IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD(R) International Fatherhood and Men's Issues Internship Program. IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD(R) resurrects the vision for an interactive Fatherhood Forum conceived by Sears' mentor, the late L.T. Henry, an author, photojournalist, sales and success motivation trainer, and classically trained jazz musician who briefly performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra and was the former drummer for internationally acclaimed songstress and television and film actress Ms. Della Reese.