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Gerald Hodge, FCIP (1931-2017) was one of Canada’s foremost community and regional planners. Dr. Hodge was involved in planning, education, and research for more than 60 years. From 1973 to 1986, he was Director of the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Queen’s University, and he also taught planning at the Universities of Toronto, Calgary, and Hawaii; the Western Australian Institute of Technology; and UBC.

Among his many publications are The Geography of Aging, and Towns and Villages in Canada (with M.A. Qadeer). Gerald retired to Hornby Island, BC, where he continued to write on planning matters, especially those concerned with Canada’s aging population, regional planning, and rural areas, resulting in his 2017 book, Planning Canadian Regions (with Ira Robinson and Heather Hall). In 2008, Gerald received the CIP President’s Award for his contributions, and he was inducted into the CIP’s College of Fellows in 2017. He received a PhD from MIT, an MCP from the University of California at Berkeley, and a BA from UBC.

David Gordon is Professor and Director of the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Queen's University. Prior to returning to Queen's, he practised in the public and private sectors for 15 years, twice sharing the Canadian Institute of Planners' National Award of Distinction. His publications on planning history and urban redevelopment include Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities and Battery Park City: Politics and Planning on the New York Waterfront. David has also taught urban design and development at Harvard, Pennsylvania, Ryerson, and University of Toronto. He holds a D.Des. from Harvard and an M.Pl. and B.Sc. from Queen's. 

Pamela Shaw, FCIP, is the Director of the Master of Community Planning Program at Vancouver Island University. Pam has been a planner for over 30 years, with career experience in local and provincial government and private industry. Her recent experiences focus on working with First Nations communities on Vancouver Island on comprehensive community planning and land development. She has won numerous awards for teaching and applied learning and was appointed as a 3M Teaching Fellow in 2018. She is also a fellow with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and was recently appointed to the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Pam holds a PhD from the University of Victoria, and a BA and MA from the University of Alberta.