The Edwards Team
Kelli Hanrahan
Kelli Hanrahan is currently living in Eastern Canada, spreading her wings beyond the safe gentle shores of Prince Edward Island, and onto la belle ville de Montreal, with a pit-stop in Halifax. She is very grateful for the opportunity to write for Edwards, as it gives her the focus and forum that she needs as a writer. Kelli is currently writing a children’s adventure story involving such magical beings as dragons, dwarves, elves, and wizards, and a princess who rescues a knight. The theme of the story is forgiveness. “Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself,” says Kelli.
Barb Harris
Barb Harris has gone through several changes of life. A 50 something, she rebuilt her life after becoming disabled with chemical sensitivity in 1993. She now lives in Springhill, Nova Scotia.
On “good brain days” she works on environmental health issues as part of the Environmental Health Association of Nova Scotia. Other times she reads fiction, meditates, grows organic vegetables and flowers, knits and enjoys both human and canine companions. Her present voyage as a chemically sensitive person in a chemical world provides the insights and challenges of previous travel experiences, but in no way can be considered a vacation.
Erin Fredericks
Erin Fredericks grew up in Kentville, Nova Scotia. In 2006, she graduated from St. Thomas University in Fredericton with a BA with Honours in Sociology. Erin is currently a student in the Masters of Applied Health Services Research Degree at Dalhousie University. She is working as a research assistant for the Atlantic Seniors Housing Research Alliance at Mount Saint Vincent University. She is a volunteer board member for the Dalhousie Women’s Centre where she coordinates the health promotion portfolio. Her current research interests include women’s health and gender inequalities. Erin is happy to be part of any project that works to educate and empower women.
Emily MacDonald
Emily MacDonald grew up in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. In 2004 she graduated from the University of Prince Edward Island with a BA in Political Studies and a Certificate in Public Administration. Emily is a new graduate of Carleton University where she is received a MA with a concentration in Canadian Politics. She is very happy to be completed of her studies and looking for work in the real world. Emily is excited to be involved in Edwards Magazine and plans on sharing her perspective on women and politics with readers.
Emma Robinson
Emma Robinson is a second-year PhD student at Royal Holloway Collage, University of London, living in Staines, England. She loves reading, going to the cinema, seeing friends, travelling (when she can afford it), playing the piano, and shopping.
June Tavenor-Brake
June Tavenor Brake was born and raised in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland. She became interested in health care politics acting as a nursing student representative on Memorial University of Newfoundland's Student Union. She began working for professionalism in nursing as the Atlantic Regional Director of the Canadian Nursing Students' Association. She has a Bachelor of Nursing degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and in June 2005 began working as a registered nurse at St. Michael's emergency department in Toronto.
She currently lives in Toronto with her husband Mark. June enjoys reading, critiquing movies, and spending time with her family. June has also recently started a nursing research project with her coworkers. She can be heard speaking about nursing staffing strategies at St. Michael's Hospital Emergency Nursing Conference this April in Toronto.
