Whitney Baker - Whitney teaches Canadian and World Issues, Popular Music and Society (Pop Culture) and Human Movement/Personal Fitness this semester. His background in electronic music, healthy active living and athletics will add new dimensions to the City vibe! (x31004/email)
Lori Bernier - Lori is our Guidance Counselor and Visual Arts teacher. She reads a lot, mainly non-fiction, science, and memoir, and writes in those genres as well. She is fascinated by natural artefacts, rocks, bones, water and satisfies this craving by going on palaeontology digs in the summers where she illustrates finds in the field and maps pits for the record, and of course, digs. This is her first year at City.
Di Gibson - Di teaches Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Exercise Science and Life Strategies. In a past life she was a chiropractor and business consultant, and taught at Brock University, Niagara College and the Ontario Science Centre. For twenty years she has been one of the guiding lights of City. Di loves to travel, latin dance, build eco-homes and speak frankly to anyone who needs to know what the score really is.
Marc Lichtenberg (On leave this year)- Marc is our Guidance expert and teaches Environmental Studies, Photography and Guitar. He's born and bred in Toronto and has been at City for over twenty years. Marc, when not world travelling, loves his cottage, jazz guitar, dabbles in photography and is the brains behind our EcoSchools initiatives.
Marie Melo - Marie is our office manager. Her excellent organizational skills, sense of humour, patience and common sense help ground the rest of staff and keep things moving smoothly. Marie loves to knit, bead and lend an ear when someone needs it. She's been at City since 2001.
Peter Morgan - Peter teaches English, Writer's Craft and Film Studies and is the Curriculum Leader for the school. He likes to read books of all kinds, get involved in local politics, walk or bike to school from his home in Parkdale and and crank up his electric guitar. (x30002/email)
Dan Pitt - Dan teaches Math, Physics, Science and Science and Society. He loves Montreal, plays a beboppin' alto sax, has tons of friends and has made it clear he could also make a living playing pool. He wears his love for City on his sleeve.
Barb Sniderman - Barb will be teaching English, Film Production, Philosophy, Politics and another course yet to be determined. Barb has worked in film and television, traveled and lived in many places, run 3 marathons, danced, biked and trapezed her way to fitness and developed programs for learning through literacy, documentary viewing and filmmaking.