Journeys For The Curious
Nature/Science Educators
Journeys For The Curious
Nature/Science Educators
Aka Simonsen
Historian, Archaeologist, Inuit Cultural Educator
Aka’s love for the Arctic manifests in her passions for communicating Arctic history, archaeology, culture, and nature.
Alexa Meyer
Marine Biologist
Alexa is an environmental biologist for the Peskotomuhkati Nation, in what is now southwestern New Brunswick, with experience in both marine and freshwater environments.
Amanda McCallum
Geologist
Amanda is a geologist, prospector, writer, educator, and founder and principal consultant of Ignite Education Inc., a consultancy company specializing in geoscience communications and project management services.
Barbara Kraus
Botanist
Barbara is a linguist and avid world traveller. She is passionate about cultural learning and uses her languages to help bridge cultural divides.
Bob McDonald
Science Journalist, Author
Canadian author and science journalist who has been communicating science internationally through television, radio, print, and live presentations for more than fifty years.
Callum Thomson
Archaeologist
Callum was brought up in a croft on the Hebridean Isle of Tiree. He now lives on Vancouver Island.
Carolyn Mallory
Botanist
Carolyn’s interest in Arctic plants sparked her co-authored book, Common Plants of Nunavut. She delights in sharing and learning about all things Arctic.
Charlotte Mougeot
Glaciologist
Charlotte is a geoscientist and infrastructure development consultant. She works with Inuit and First Nations to gather traditional knowledge and apply it to modern projects.
Chris Rollie
Ornithologist, Conservationist, Burns Scholar, Writer
Passionate ornithologist and lover of wild landscapes. Chris is a former director of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Robert Burns enthusiast.
Chris Wolff
Archaeologist
Chris Wolff is an archaeologist with 20 years’ experience in the north. He studies ancient technology, architecture, and social organization of prehistoric Arctic and Subarctic peoples.
Danny Catt
Host, Naturalist, Photographer
Ecologist, teacher, world traveller, and internationally published photographer.
Dave Garrow
Wildlife Ecologist
Dave is an avid explorer of Canada’s remote wilderness, and a wildlife ecologist with a great respect for the polar regions and the wildlife who call the North home.
David Edwards
Geologist
David loves rocks and shares his enthusiasm by telling jargon-free stories that make the deep past relevant to our present.
David Lindo
Naturalist
David is a leading voice in urban birding, inspiring city dwellers worldwide to connect with nature through birds.
Deanna Leonard-Spitzer
Marine Biologist, Assistant Expedition Leader
Deanna is a marine biologist with Norway’s Institute of Marine Research. She loves to spot- and spout about- whales, seals, and walruses.