Dave has more than forty years of veterinary experience in a rural setting.  He has written five best selling books in the "Adventures of a Country Vet" series.  He currently resides in Creston, B.C. where he continues to write.  He also runs "Dave's Press", the publishing arm of his business. Dave tours extensively with his books.  He has sold over 100,000 copies in the series.

Trudy has over thirty five years of experience in the television industry. She is a past chairman of the board of the B.C. Motion Picture Association, and was a founding director of the Leo Awards in Vancouver, B.C.  She is a CTV Fellow of the Banff Television Festival.  She has extensive experience in the corporate video industry, and has written, produced and directed many documentaries for broadcast.  Trudy was the co-creator of "Cosmic Highway", a half hour astronomy series that ran for two seasons on Discovery Canada.  She has had several dramatic projects optioned in both Canada and the U.S. She taught television production for many years at the B.C. Institute of Technology, and was responsible for creation of the FilmFLEX program at the Institute.

Shannon Handel has been performing since the age of six, in film and television projects.  She has degrees in English and Education, and is currently teaching elementary school in Langley, British Columbia.  She sings with a band, "Highway 11", creates original glass bead jewelry, and collaborates on writing projects with Trudy Handel.  Shannon and Trudy have several dramatic projects currently optioned in the U.S.