Linda Clement, director, parenting coach and author, former La Leche League Leader and fastpitch softball umpire, and occasional doodler, offers a quirky, insightful view of children and childrearing. From a philosophy of respect for kids to lifelong learning in fields from child development and neurobiology to meditation and nutrition, Linda helps parents see through the cultural clutter for what kids (and parents, and families and communities) really need.

The mother of two grown daughters and grandmother to one small grandson, Linda wrote her first book, The Way and the Power of Mothering, meditations on mothering, balance and the Taoist Way, as a new-mom present for her sister, Liz, upon the birth of Linda's niece, Gabrielle Grace. The original publication was hand-drawn, and it is now available ebook (Kindle) and paperback. All of Linda's books are available on our store. Read more of Linda's writing on her blog, the article reprints, or listen to her podcasts. .  .

Aida Zerlinne Alcid, director of operations, is a natural-born entrepreneur, with a history of operating small businesses from before school age (recruiting and leading a sales team of neighbourhood children selling cake scraps from her family's bakery) to turning around a failing medical clinic, doubling her investment in under 2 years, just prior to emigrating to Canada. 

Aida is a Nellie Kellog scholar and former ICRC medical field officer and Philippines Red Cross blood bank physician and rural health physician (in the surfing capital of the Philippines), clinical nurse instructor, beauty queen and supermodel (stage name: Ida) with a passion for helping others succeed.