Verge is North America's magazine for exploring opportunities
to study, work and volunteer abroad.
We launched in September 2002, in response to increasing
interest in international opportunities and the need for a
Canadian perspective on the options available. Verge is now
distributed across both Canada and the United States, providing
perspectives from both sides of the border.
We believe that "travelling with purpose" is a
great thing to do - and the best way to get to know the world.
Our aim is to help you get out and make it happen!
Jeff Minthorn
co-founder, editor-in-chief, art director
Jeff hails from Waterloo, Ontario and has worked and studied
on four continents and travelled to six, including a season's
worth of expeditions to Antarctica. With degrees in Environmental
Studies and Architecture from the University of Waterloo,
Jeff has a solid background in design, which he makes good
use of in his art director role. Before co-founding Verge
magazine, he worked for eight years as an outdoor education
instructor and guide. He is a great believer in experiential
education and sees Verge Magazine as a means of encouraging
more people to learn about the world by experiencing as much
of it as possible.
Tannis Hett
co-founder, circulation, webmaster
Originally from Edmonton, Tannis left the prairies as a
teenager, and has been on the move ever since. After 2 years
at the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales, she
continued her studies abroad, obtaining degrees in economics
from Cambridge University, England and the University of Chicago,
USA. While working in the environmental field for several
years, she worked and volunteered in eight different countries,
and she has travelled to all seven continents. Verge has managed
to bundle all Tannis' interests into one great work environment.
Julia Steinecke
editor
When she left her hometown of Kapuskasing, Ontario, Julia
embarked on the travels that would eventually take her through
Guatemala, Jordan, India, Laos, Cuba, Ireland, China and more.
Julia has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from York University and has
been a letter carrier, ESL teacher, women's shelter counsellor,
editor and journalist. She's the author of Pink Planet, a monthly
travel column in the Toronto Star. Julia has shared a National
Magazine Award, and received three Ontario Arts Council grants.
Visit her at www.JuliaSt.net.
Regular contributors
Andrea Gourgy Originally
from Montreal, Andrea has a hard time staying in one place.
After gaining a BA from Western and a Masters in Journalism
from the University of Southern California, Andrea hit the
road and hasn't looked back since. She has worked professionally
as a journalist in six different countries, and earned several
travel writing awards in the process. Andrea joined the Verge
team in 2006.
Trevor Lush Professional photographer Trevor Lush has produced
imagery for some of the industry’s foremost agencies.
Recent productions have taken him from glitz of Las Vegas
to the stark beauty of the Canadian Arctic. Trevor contributes
a regluar column on travel photography.
Dr. Mark Wise Travel Bugs columnist, Mark Wise is a family doctor
in Toronto, specializing in travel and tropical medicine.
He is the director of The Travel Clinic and acts as medical
advisor to numerous NGOs and is on the board of Canadian Feed
the Children. He has travelled to most of the places where
you might consider volunteering.
Simon Worsfold Simon is the author of The Greatest Travel Tips
in the World, and has contributed to Verge since 2003.
A gap year veteran twice over (once is never enough), Simon
is Verge Magazine's roving expert on extended travel opportunities.
Having just returned from a year of travelling through Australia
and South East Asia, Simon's back and ready to answer your
gap year questions.
