PHILLIPPA CRANSTON BARAN, BA, MAPhillippa Cranston Baran is a Canadian writer/producer of hundreds of film and video projects including Seekers, a 32-part national television series focused on youth issues from an indigenous perspective. She has written fiction for kids and adults, and non-fiction for public and private sector clients on subjects ranging from (NBC) Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence in the Military to Best Practices in Early Childhood Education in indigenous communities. She is proud of particular expertise in employment and career development especially with marginalized and at-risk populations.After graduating with a BA from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and an MA in Film Studies from UCLA, she taught film at Western University in London, Ontario. She and her professor husband, Dan, left the university to start a dairy goat enterprise. She became a licensed dairy goat judge, wrote for Harrowsmith magazine, and co-created the Canadian Goat Information Resource Centre. The Barans built the first dairy processing plant in Canada in forty years. They pasteurized and packaged goat milk; made ice cream, cheese, and yogurt; and delivered product to health food stores throughout central and southwestern Ontario.When her brother, Toller Cranston, 2-time Olympian and distinguished international artist, passed away suddenly in Mexico in January 2015, Phillippa became Estate Administrator. She has established the Toller Cranston Foundation and remains dedicated to building and consolidating her brother’s legacy in Canada and around the world.She is a competitive Duplicate Bridge player and holds the rank of Ruby Life Master. She lives in the original Cranston family cottage on the Ottawa River near Arnprior, Canada.“I believe in the capacities and talents of all people. My work is shaped by the principles of inclusion and empowerment. I strive to find ways to equip individuals to take charge of their lives by finding focus, motivation, and direction.”Read more about this authorRead less about this author