The Icelandic connection - 01.06.2010, Síða 53

Vol. 63 #1
ICELANDIC CONNECTION
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Contributors
LEAH BJORNSON is the daughter of Kit Bjornson, and her family has been a member of the
Icelandic Society for the past few years. Leah is 16 years-old, currently enrolled in Carson Graham
Elementary, and is interested in written and spoken language and acting.
CHELSEA BRISTOW is a Fine Arts student at University of Manitoba. She is the daughter of
Clayton and Doris Bristow.
JENNIFER COGSWELL is currently in the final stages of completing her masters of education
degree at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. She is moving to Montreal to pursue her PhD. She
is a classically trained singer who teaches history, music, and drama.
CHRISTOPHER CROCKER is from Corner Book, Newfoundland. He is a MA student in the
Department of Icelandic Language and Literature at the University of Manitoba, studying medieval
Icelandic and Norse Literature.
NORMA GUTTORMSSON is the daughter of the late Dr. Petur Guttormsson and Saint Reykdal,
is a second generation Icelandic Canadian. Since retiring from teaching ESL, she now has more time to
pursue her hobbies. Norma lives in North Vancouver. She has four children and four grandchildren.
SUSAN CLAIRE JOHNSON is a second generation Icelandic Canadian who was raised in
Selkirk, MB. She is presently an instructor in the Child and Youth Care Program at Red River College
she is passionate about anything Icelandic and very keen about the work of Canadian Icelandic artists
not only from Manitoba but all over Canada.
REV. STEFAN JONASSON is a Unitarian minister by vocation but a storyteller and historian by
avocation. He presently serves as Director for Large Congregations with the Boston-based Unitarian
Universalist Association while moonlighting as minister of its tiny Icelandic-heritage congregations in
Arborg and Gimli. When he's not living out of his suitcase, nor lingering at Huldukot, his cottage near
Arnes, he calls Winnipeg home.
ERIC McKINNON enjoys writing. He is the co-author of Don't Worry Its Just Wind and is a mem-
ber of the Lake Winnipeg Writers group.
HELGA MALIS is a board member of the magazine, contributing in many ways to her Icelandic
community. She was the President of the Gimli Icelandic Canadian Soceity which hosted the 90th INL
Convention in Gimli.
HE1DA SIMUNDSSON grew up on a farm, just outside of Arborg in the Interlake region of
Manitoba. She is an education student at the University of Winnipeg, completing her fifth and final year
abroad teaching ESL students in Thailand and completing her course work. She enjoys chocolate, cof-
fee, and playing the guitar, and brings friends and these things together as much as possible.