Amongst the many family members who have supported me here are a list of those outside of the family. Names are listed in alphabetical order by first name.

Aaron Laurinat, Aimee Chalk-Anderson,Aimee Kendall-DeBoer, Aisha Hussein, Alia Waheed, Andrea Arrington, Andy Pananski,Angela Piazza Koch and family, Angie Parman, Asim Jaffri, Ayesha Haroon,Carin McWilfred, Colin Sweenie, Craig Seheult, Deborah Stotland, Elena Polyak-Duke, Elizabeth Krnic, Gabrielle Rowny,Harriet Hollander, Heather Grieve,Jennifer Bursey, Jennifer LeGrow, Jennifer MacIntosh, Jennifer North,Jessica Wee, Joan Dennis, Jodi Wolk Lindsay and family, Joelle Bigaignon, Judy Gates, Justine Yoon, Liza Bayev Mitchell and family, Lynn Kightley, Karina Marliss,Katherine Ulrichsen, Katrena Pelchat,Kunjana Bahl-Kuhrana and family,Laila Siddiqui, Laurie Heibert, Marc Kempnick, Malka Greene, Marie Carrey,  Mary Traikos, Michelle Smiles, Mojan Jenab,Mona Khalifa, Nasreen Shameem, Parveen Zahid Borhani, Patty Ault, Paul Loyko, Rajeev Dhir, Rosy Matharu, Sanaz Moneh, Sandra Lima, Sara Dowsley, Shahba Hameed Kamran and family, Shireen Lal, Silja Howard, Sofia Akber-Knutson and family,Sohair Rao, Stephanie Dale, Teddy Caron,Theresa Cavan, Vanessa Delic, Wilma Seville, and Zeshan Tariq