Evelyn Battell has been teaching Adult Basic Education for 14 years in British Columbia and Alberta. She has served on many national and provincial literacy committees and has designed curriculum. Evelyn is currently teaching at Malaspina College, Duncan, B.C.

Elaine Gaber-Katz is a literacy practitioner/researcher who works from a feminist perspective. Previously she was coordinator of East End Literacy, a community-based program in Toronto, and currently she is Learning Materials Facilitator at the Adult Basic Education Unit of the Toronto Board of Education. Elaine is co-author of the book, The land we dream of: A participatory study of community-based literacy, published by OISE Press.

Betty Ann Lloyd works in the area of women and literacy as an independent researcher and graduate student. She also works as a clear- language and design consultant and is interested in all issues of language and power. Her most recent research is with CCLOW, looking at the dynamic relationship between women and literacy programs.

Vivian Stollmeyer was a literacy worker at East End Literacy in Toronto for four years. She is presently involved with East End Literacy in their literacy and the parent program.

Kathryn Zettel is an adult learning consultant with specific interests in the area of women's work and women's learning. Currently, as the Staff In-Service Facilitator at the Adult Basic Education Unit of the Toronto Board of Education, she is responsible for the staff development and training program for literacy instructors. Kathryn also taught at the first Summer Institute for Literacy Practitioners at Carleton University, in 1990.