Gail Kreutzer cares a great deal about animal welfare issues. She has volunteered with The Winnipeg Humane Society for fourteen years, eleven of which were as a board member (2003–2014). For a time during her tenure she served as a co-host with Vicki Burns on the weekly CJOB radio show “All About Animals.” She has contributed articles about animal welfare issues for H2O Gimli and Beaches Adventure Guide and The Winnipeg Humane Society newsletter and the article “A Tribute to Jean Forsyth” for the Humane Society website. As an avid reader with a particular interest in Canadian culture, she is familiar with and has enjoyed Elspeth Cameron’s biographies over the years. Gail is employed as an educator with Evergreen School Division where she began her career in 1984. She currently resides in Arnes, Manitoba and has a cat called Jean after Jean Forsyth.