Marialaura holds a Ph.D. in art history from the University of Naples and a master's of museumology from the Ecole de Louvre in Paris. She is a native of Naples and speaks four languages fluently (Italian, English, French, and German). Her specialty is 17th and 18th century art; but she is also expert in the excavations (19th century) of Pompeii and the archaeological museum of Naples. She divides her time between Paris and Naples.

After studying Law at the University of East Anglia in the UK, Petulia Melideo decided to return to her native Rome. She writes Rome and Naples guides for airlines, and leads a variety of orientation walks and chats in those cities. She's knowledgeable about shopping and "Made in Italy" culture and she just completed a course as Art Curator. Petulia manages the Rome and Naples offices of Context.

Iris Mueller is a native of Germany and the latest addition to ContextNaples. She has lived extensively in the U.S. where she received her Ph.D. in history from Yale University. Back in Europe since 2002, she studied Latin at the Universitá Gregoriana in Rome and in 2003 moved to the Naples/Salerno area. Besides leading itineraries she is working on medieval manuscripts at the Naples National Library.

Daniela Murphy was born on a small island of Sardinia, La Maddalena. She arrived in Naples in 1997. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Oriental Languages and Civilization, with an Archaeology and Art History specialization, in the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy in the University of Oriental Studies of Naples. Now she is a PhD candidate, with an archaeological research in Central Asian Archaeology, at the University of Naples. After achieving a Professional Certification as "Underwater Technician Operator" (OTS), she started working as an underwater archaeologist with the Heritage Office of Naples, in the area of Baia (Naples).

Katie Parla earned her BA in art history from Yale where her studies focused on Roman funerary art, particularly the use of Greek myths on carved sarcophagi. Since moving to Rome in 2003 she has worked for Context leading a wide range of walks in both Rome and Naples. She has written guidebooks for Time Out, The Rough Guide and Insight Guides and is a contributing writer for the Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds. Katie is also the editor of Context Rome's forthcoming scholarly audioguide series and was the producer for three episodes of the History Channel Series "Cities of the Underworld" in which she appeared as an expert on underground Rome and Naples. Recently Katie became an urban speleologist for the city of Rome and a certified sommelier. She is currently pursuing an MA in Food and Wine History from Rome's Tor Vergata University.

Federico Poole holds a Ph.D. from the Oriental Institute in Naples. He has studied in Paris, Berlin, and Egypt. He was part of the team that set up the Egyptian section in the Naples Archaeological Museum and has written several articles on Egyptian objects found in Campania and the cult of Isis in Pompeii. He worked full-time for two years investigating Roman archaeological vestiges in the Phlegraean Fields. Today he divides his time between archaeological tours, lecturing, English translation for archaeologists and museums, and research.

Fiorella Squillante holds a laurea (Bachelor's degree) in modern languages and is a specialist in art history and Neapolitan culture and art. She works with the main museums of Naples as a member of the Educational section and as a representative of the main painting galleries of Naples for foreign visitors. She is the president of the cultural Association Fine Arts that organizes exhibitions, meetings, cultural events in Naples and Lazio, talks with artists and contemporary art galleries owners, private views and themed routes in Naples and Campania, cocktails and visits to stately homes, accommodation in historical b&b or luxurious villas.

Neelson Witte is an archaeologist based in Rome. After his Master's degree in Archeology at the university of Amsterdam he has excavated intensively throughout the Netherlands and Germany before settling finally in Italy. He has not only worked extensively in Rome and Pompeii, but excavated Roman remains from as far south as Brindisi to Aosta in the north. Recently he started an archaeological company with some Italian colleagues that combines new technologies, such as 3D laser scanning, with traditional archaeology. Apart from applying these cutting-edge techniques, he still enjoys getting his hands dirty in the field.