Meet the Contributors
Jennifer Pretty began her career as the director of artist development for a well-known Canadian music label. Branching out on her own, she then started her own PR business “Pretty Media Management” planning and hosting various charity, entertainment and fashion events. As a dance and fitness class enthusiast Jennifer is a firm believer in the benefits of a healthy, active lifestyle. She also loves to cook, travel, spend time with family and friends and most importantly living life to the fullest!
Aileen Brabazon is a freelance writer based in Toronto who's work has appeared in glow, Hello! Canada, Viva, Oxygen, Rouge and on homemakers.com. Her favourite things to write about are nutrition, alternative health and green living, which isn't a surprise considering she's also a certified holistic nutritionist. Between writing, helping clients improve their diets and wellbeing and teaching children with autism, Aileen loves to cook organic foods, hike in nature, volunteer at Evergreen Brick Works farmers' market, unwind with yoga and meditation and dance to Stevie Wonder and Al Green. You can reach Aileen at brabazon.nutrition@gmail.com.
Ashley Newport is a freelance journalist based in Toronto – well, in a city a little west of Toronto. She’s been writing for two years about almost everything. Her favourite topics include politics, society, entertainment, food and health. She loves to find out new things about nutrition, because she knows how important it is to know more about the health benefits of the foods you love. Her work can be found in Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine and a small Oakville community online paper located somewhere in cyberspace (Google Ashley to find it!).
Jennifer D. Foster is a freelance writer and editor. She lives in east Toronto with her husband, Greg, a derivatives manager, and their seven-year-old bilingual son, Darius, who shares his mother’s love of words and his father’s knack with numbers. When not attached to her laptop, Jennifer enjoys cottaging/kayaking, learning piano, practising yoga, playing boules, working in her garden or a community garden, planting trees or toiling with that ever-elusive debut novel.
Liz Bruckner is a freelance writer, editor and producer based in Peterborough, Ontario. During her 10+ years of writing, she's penned articles for Today's Parent, glow, Chatelaine, Flare, Best Health, House & Home, Canadian Family, Wedding Bells, as well as many of Canada's top newspapers and websites. When not writing, Liz is mothering her two precocious young boys, cleaning up drool from her oversize dog, and spending time with her all-together wonderful husband.
Since graduating from McMaster University and Sheridan College, Stefanie has ventured into the world of community newspapers, web projects and trade publications. Her favourite topics include food, lifestyle, entertainment and environmental issues, and she loves learning about different ways to improve her health and wellness. Her work has appeared in Canadian Pizza, Canadian Biomass and on Agrobiomass.com. Besides reading, writing and copyediting, Stefanie loves to travel, cook and spend time with her friends and family.
Vanessa Chris is an award-winning journalist specializing in the realm of business writing. Since graduating from the University of Western Ontario’s Graduate Program in Journalism, her work has appeared in such publications as Canadian Real Estate magazine, various Post City and Metroland publications, The London Free Press and a bi-weekly lifestyle/relationship column in the Toronto Star.