Drew Rogers received a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia and promptly ignored that in fashioning a 40-year career in international business, sales and marketing. He traveled and marketed to more than 50 countries worldwide, assimilating the experience and knowledge with which to create Panoptes’ lead character, Gabriel Ross. Upon retirement from the business world he has pursued several of his lifelong loves by volunteering for a children’s hospice organization and coaching youth sports. He appears on the Southern California – based high school lacrosse organization, “LaxRatz” as its studio host, “Chopper”. He has also resurrected his writing ambitions and now writes and publishes books and short stories. To review his work or contact him, visit www.drewrogers.org. Drew previously published a memoir, “Before the Spotlight” that recounts the story of his integrated high school basketball team facing racism and prejudice in the 70s as it worked its way to the Missouri state championship game with a 31-0 record. This book is available on Amazon.