Gregory Cran is a university principal, a former Dean and Associate Professor. He has a PhD from the University of Victoria in Public Administration focussing on ethno-political conflict. He worked with the World Bank Institute and the United Nations Development Programme in Uzbekistan and has taught and lectured internationally. His book publishing includes: Negotiating Buck Naked: Doukhobors, Public Policy and Conflict Resolution (2006) UBC Press. He and his wife Wendy have travelled to Scotland numerous times, visiting subterranean relatives, learning about their enjoined past and experiencing the essence of what Scotland has to offer. Adam Drummond is a certified Automotive Service Technician who has been fixing cars for a living for the past 13 years. Although new car technology is now computer driven, highly intricate and complex, he claims it is still very much a blue collar job. When he is not working, he is a Scottish Highland Games Heavy Events athlete (tossing cabers and stones), coach and trainer.