Tyler is a journalism student at Conestoga College.

Cristina Richie is an ethicist in the Boston area, currently teaching Health Care Ethics at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science, Boston. She is working on a PhD in Theology at Boston College and has been published in over a dozen journals and magazines.

Michelle is a former A\J editorial intern with a graduate diploma in Science Communication from Laurentian University. 

Liz Fraser is a midwife with a background in feminist bioethics and philosophy of medicine. Besides catching babies, she enjoys collecting shells, starting (but not finishing) craft projects, and arguing with her cat.

Barbara D. Janusz is a lawyer, educator and author of the novel Mirrored in the Caves. She has published environmentally themed book reviews, opinion and analysis columns, creative non-fiction stories, essays and poetry in journals, magazines, newspapers and anthologies across Canada. 

Brooke Chaplan is a freelance writer and blogger from Los Lunas, New Mexico. She studied writing and journalism at the University of New Mexico and recently graduated last spring. She is an outdoor enthusiast and loves to spend her time running and hiking.

Blashka Novotna is a registered holistic nutritionist. Born in Czech Republic, she moved to Canada in 1999 and studied a variety of alternative healing methods, including food and environmental sensitivity testing, EFT, bioenergetic medicine. She’s currently studying the many benefits of herbs.

Jane Snyder provides support for the Community Tools Projects at The Working Centre.