Ellen Moorhouse

A journalist for more than 30 years, Ellen spent two decades at the Toronto Star in a variety of posts, including Sunday Business Editor and Real Estate Editor. Before that, she worked in educational book publishing, taught upgrading at Humber College, developed a home improvement magazine and became an English as a second language teacher. Always interested in community issues, she has served on the board of the not-for-profit Revue Cinema which partially inspired the idea for Back Lane Studios and CityShorts.

Cathy Dunphy

A staff writer for more than 25 years at the Toronto Star, Cathy Dunphy is also the author of a biography of Henry Morgentaler, two young adult fiction books based on the popular Degrassi High TV show, screenplays for television and a four-part mystery series for radio. Cathy has taught at Ryerson and worked with seniors to produce a podcast series called “I Was Here" at the Chang School of Continuing Education. Email catherinedunphy@rogers.com

Vida Juozaitis

As an educator in Toronto and at international schools for 40 years, Vida first taught English and Dramatic Arts, finally specializing in teacher-librarianship. Her passion was developing and promoting information literacy in the curriculum. Recently,Vida volunteered as a library consultant for an NGO in Kenya building school libraries. She enjoys researching local history and finding stories to share.

Chris Higgins

Chris is a Toronto-based teacher, author and producer. A lover of local history, he wrote his first book, "BRICK by BRICK: Swansea Public School, 1890-2020," to celebrate the venerable village school where he taught for 17 years. Chris serves on the board of directors for Heritage York, based at Lambton House, and is currently writing a second book, "Up the Humber Without a Plaque." He's thrilled to be working with the "Mapping Our Memories" team. chrishigginswrites.com