Andrew Wong is a uWaterloo student and an A\J editorial intern. He led the Students on Ice alumni delegation to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012, and was named Canada’s Next Green Journalist by Environmental Defence in 2011.

Leeza Shabekova is a graduate from the University of Waterloo. She is most passionate about the environment, animals, and music.

A senior editor at The Globe and Mail, Cecily Ross is the author of Love in the Time of Cholesterol. She eats good quality meat, doesn’t use a rubber menstrual cup and rode the bus to school.

Clayton Ruby is a barrister and solicitor in Toronto, whose practice often reflects environmental and animal-rights concerns.

David Lavigne, a former zoology professor at the University of Guelph, is the science advisor to the International Fund for Animal Welfare. He is the editor of Gaining Ground: In Pursuit of Ecological Sustainability.

Gretchen Fitzgerald works on fisheries, oil and gas, and invasive species issues at the Ecology Action Centre, Halifax. Her favourite seafoods include crab cakes, pan-fried haddock and wild mussels, boiled on the beach, preferably at Garden Point L’Anse aux Meadows.

Amanda Hooykas is an adjunct faculty member of the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo.

John Shearer retired in 2007 after more than 38 years working at the ELA as Senior Biologist and Operations Manager. He lives in Winnipeg and volunteers his services to raise ecological awareness. 

Andrew Seale is a freelance journalist and seahorse enthusiast with an interest in water sustainability issues. His writing has appeared in The Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun, The Calgary Herald and other publications.