Hannah Hoag has covered the environment, science and medicine for more than 15 years. She has written for Nature, Science, Wired, bioGraphic, The Atlantic, the New York Times, the Globe and Mail and Maclean’s, among others. She launched and ran Arctic Deeply, an independent digital media project covering circumpolar Arctic issues. She has graduate degrees in biology (human genetics) from McGill University and in science and medical journalism from Boston University.

Heather Walmsley is a journalist and interdisciplinary researcher. She has a PhD in the ethics and anthropology of biomedicine and was a SSHRC Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia (2012-2015) and Yale Road Scholar in The SFU Writer’s Studio (2016). She has worked as a writer for Internet Magazine and The Independent, Web Editor for Greenpeace UK and knowledge mobilization consultant for many organizations including Mayo Clinic, Genome Canada and PLAN.

Lee-Anne Goodman is a longtime journalist who's worked in Washington, D.C., Ottawa and Toronto covering everything from the political ascent of Barack Obama during her years as White House correspondent to the fatal 2014 shooting on Canada's Parliament Hill. Before joining The Conversation Canada as its Politics, Business and Economics editor, she worked as Business Editor and Ontario Bureau Chief for The Canadian Press, managing a staff of more than 20 reporters and editors.

Lisa Varano is a journalist with experience in digital, broadcast and print media. She has a Master of Arts in journalism from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from McGill University. Lisa Varano est une journaliste ayant de l’expérience dans la presse écrite, parlée et numérique. Elle détient une maîtrise en journalisme de l’Université de Western Ontario et un baccalauréat en science politique de l’Université McGill.

Martine Turenne est rédactrice en chef de La Conversation Canada. Elle a une vaste expérience en journalisme au Québec. Dernièrement, elle était rédactrice en chef de Droit-Inc et Espresso-Jobs, deux sites web spécialisés qui traitent d’information juridique et d’emplois techno. Auparavant, elle a occupé divers postes dans le secteur des médias québécois : TC Média (Les Affaires et Commerce), Québecor (Le Journal de Montréal, TVA-Argent), L’actualité et Radio-Canada. Martine Turenne is the...

Alfred Hermida Ph.D. is co-founder of The Conversation Canada. He is an award-winning author, online news pioneer and media scholar, with two decades of experience in digital journalism. He is an associate professor and director of the School of Journalism at the University of British Columbia, where his research explores the digital transformation of media, social media and data journalism. He is author of Tell Everyone: Why We Share and Why It Matters, winner of the 2015 National Business B...

Pari Johnston is vice-president, policy and public affairs at Universities Canada, leading all federal policy and advocacy initiatives of the association. She is responsible for strategic oversight of Universities Canada’s government relations, communications, policy and research, international relations and member service initiatives to promote the role of higher education, research and innovation in Canada’s future, at home and abroad. Ms. Johnston joined Universities Canada in 1997, and ha...

Dr. Annette Trimbee became President and Vice-Chancellor at The University of Winnipeg in 2014. Previously, Dr. Trimbee served as Deputy Minister of several departments in the Alberta government, including Finance and Treasury Board, and Advanced Education and Technology. She currently serves on the boards of Universities Canada and USports. She holds a BSc from The University of Winnipeg, an MSc from the University of Manitoba, and a PhD from McMaster University in aquatic ecology.

A UNSW alumnus, Josh enjoys applying CompSci rigour to all manners of problems. Prior to joining The Conversation he worked on several large projects including the Bendigo Bank mobile app, the New Zealand Stock Exchange, the Clear Grain Exchange, and the WordPress iPhone app.

Taking a left turn after a BA majoring in Linguistics, narrowly avoiding a career in rock and roll, Ben studied Software Development at RMIT. He comes to The Conversation from working on the TalkBox platform at ImpactData, and is keen to contribute to shaping the future of journalism.

Zoe works across a variety of products to enhance The Conversation’s user experience. As a UX specialist and design thinker, Zoe is excited about technology’s ability to enable better human communication and collaboration. Zoe has previously managed the Wilderness Society’s brand and website launch to raise awareness of nature conservation; founded Ain’t no Planet B to inspire 11k loyalists to live waste free; and supported the launch of Redbubble’s first iOS app and new-look design system.