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Publisher Editor-in-Chief
Connie Wilson Editor & Creative Director
Jennifer Nosek Audience Development & Digital Marketing Director
Lauren Cheal Social Media & Events Coordinator, Subscription Services
Taryn Cheal Assistant Art Director
Natalie Gagnon Design & Production
Clara To Sales & Marketing
Jacqueline Lowndes, Nav Nagra PHOTO XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
We’re thrilled to feature the artwork of illustrator Michelle Simpson in this issue! A professional illustrator and graphic designer with a BAA in Illustration, Michelle draws inspiration from nature, animals, and her childhood memories. We can see why her children's book, Monsters In My House, won the Brenda Clark book prize award! Check out more of Michelle’s work at michellescribbles.com and flip to page 28 to see her illustration for “Is Your Dog Trying To Tell You Something?” (We’re sure you’ve seen your dog give you this look!)
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Junior Accountant
Celine Benipayo Sales & Subscription Services
Nav Nagra Copywriter & Administrative Assistant
Rebekah Chotem Controller
Cecilia de Roca Chan, CPA, CGA Honourary Editor-at-Large
Jytte Wilson
New York pet photographer Richie Schwartz has 36 years of experience as a professional photographer—he’s photographed over 75,000 pets in 33 states! Richie was named one of the Top 25 Pet People of 2010, along with Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres, and has been voted Best Pet Photographer on Long Island the last three years in a row, making him the perfect person to train his lens on our adorable Star Dog winners, Titus and Hailey. Turn to page 118 to get the low down on this cute duo.
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A word nerd, book warrior, and baking addict, Andrea Querido's early childhood fear of dogs was successfully squashed when her family got a spirited yellow Lab, Dakota, who lived to the wise age of 14. This led her to welcome a feisty and headstrong Frenchie, Penelope, into her family in 2013, and life has never been the same. She wouldn't want it any other way. For this issue, Andrea Querido chatted with the amazing Patrick McDonnell, creator of the wonderful cartoon Mutts, about his Shelter Stories series in promotion of pet adoption. You’re going to want to read this story (page 58).
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