Rev. Dr. Mark Hargreaves is the Rector of St James by-the-Sea in La Jolla. He came to La Jolla from London, where he served as a vicar in Notting Hill for nearly 20 years. He did his undergraduate studies at Oxford University and then completed a PhD at Cambridge University. He also took a Masters in 'Christianity and the Arts' at the National Gallery and King's London. His first book was The Sacred Architecture of Irving J. Gill (2023). He has always had a lively interest in architecture and had he not become a priest, he would like to have been an architect.

Hallie Swenson holds a B.S. in Global Business Management from Point Loma Nazarene University and a Master of Architecture from the University of Notre Dame, where she studied classical and vernacular traditions within the framework of traditional urbanism. She worked as an architectural designer in San Diego for four years, developing a deep knowledge of the city's architectural landscape. The Distinct Modernism of San Diego is her first book and reflects her long standing passion for architectural history.

Keith York is a San Diego-based writer and historian focused on modern architecture and design. He is the founder of ModernSanDiego.com, a platform dedicated to documenting and unveiling the unique stories of twentieth century modern art and architecture. York spent 17 years living in and restoring Craig Ellwood's Bobertz Residence, deepening his engagement with the architect's legacy.

York's books include Craig Ellwood: Life is a Bottomless Barrel (2026), Craig Ellwood: Remembering the Thin Man (2024), Craig Ellwood: Furniture (2024), and The Sensuous Environment: Sim Bruce Richards, Architect (2023). He contributed to Making L.A. Modern: Craig Ellwood-Myth, Man, Designer (Rizzoli, 2018) and has written and published exhibition catalogs for shows he curated, including Julius Shulman: Modern La Jolla and Julius Shulman: Modern San Diego (both 2018) and "Frank Lloyd Wright's Legacy" in San Diego: The Taliesin Apprentices (2015).