Lindsay MacLaren (she/her) is a Professor at the University of Calgary and a Research Associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives National Office.

Stan Houston is professor emeritus of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Alberta, where he has worked as an infectious disease specialist. He also worked for over six years in Africa and participated for many years in the development of harm reduction and refugee health services in Edmonton.

Rebecca Graff-McRae is a research manager for the Parkland Institute at the University of Alberta, where her areas of research include public health care, seniors’ care, and public services. She holds a doctorate in Irish Politics from Queen’s University Belfast, and has held fellowships with the Institute of Irish Studies at Queen’s, Memorial University Newfoundland, University College Cork, and a SSHRC Post-doctoral Fellowship in Political Science at the University of Alberta.

Bob Ascah is a political economist who worked for over 30 years in Alberta's public sector. He is a research fellow with the Parkland Institute and blogs at Abpolecon.ca.

Paul Brodoway grew up on a farm near Enderby, British Columbia and has worked in construction for most of his working life. At the age of fifty he enrolled at the University of Alberta and majored in history with a minor in economics. He is a long time supporter of the Parkland Institute and its focus on the well-being of all the people and the environment.

Amanda Dickson is a science communicator, wildlife biologist, avid birder, and photographer! She is currently pursuing her passion for nature through her master's degree in geography [at the University of Calgary], which she'll complete in 2024.

Trish Hennessy (she/her) is a senior communications strategist with the CCPA national office and director of its Think Upstream project. She co-founded the CCPA’s national growing gap project and the CCPA’s Ontario office.