Meet the Team

Cyndi Mills

Editor in Chief

Over the years Cyndi Mills has had the opportunity to move around the country with her husband, Scott and their four children. They have lived in Chilliwack, Edmonton, London and Petawawa. Mind you, she and the kids have spent the majority of their time living at their “homes bases”, while Scott went off to serve on four tours and a variety of career courses.

She stumbled into the world of journalism by accident – looking for a career that could give her the flexibility to work from home to be with their children and support Scott’s military career. As an avid reader of magazines, the experience of living the military lifestyle, and a background in journalism, Cyndi saw an opportunity to create a magazine devoted to military families.

Her current home office staff includes her door greeter, Annabelle, an Old English Sheepdog puppy and her two feline assistants Fred and Chris who are a little unhappy with their current working conditions, as they are still adjusting to life with a bossy puppy.

Lisa Twomey

Art Director

A native of Manitoba, Lisa Twomey graduated from Winnipeg’s Red River College with a diploma in Graphic Design in 1997. By following her husband through numerous postings from Petawawa, to Winnipeg, to Shilo, before finally returning to Petawawa, Lisa has accumulated a wide body of experience in the graphic design field. She has worked for small printers such as Henry Armstrong Printing in Winnipeg, to newspapers such as The Pembroke Observer and The Brandon Sun.

Lisa is the proud mother of two young daughters, and is an active supporter of the military community. She is a founding director of the Fallen Heroes Memorial Fund, a newly established charity where funds are raised for memorial works for the families of Canadian soldiers killed while serving in the CF.

Teresa Gamble

Webmaster

Having provided web marketing and online communications for over 12 years, Teresa Gamble was a natural addition to the Ubiquitous team.  Teresa and her husband Blake, a former military member of 25 years, provide webmaster services to a number of CF web sites, community associations and not-for-profit organizations. 

With each of their four children born in different provinces and countries, the Gamble family have lived the military lifestyle first hand.  Teresa is a “Base Brat”, whose family stretches coast to coast with her father in BC, mother and brother in Ontario, sister and brother-in-law in New Brunswick all serving or former military members.  Their eldest son is a Reservist, and one son following along as part of the Cadet Corps. Teresa feels that every part of our lives is touched by the military, where our military community becomes our family. She is proud to be a part of the Ubiquitous team of military connected professionals and looks forward to sharing our experiences with everyone.

 

Our Writers

Jill Kruse

Writer

Jill Kruse hails from New Brunswick. Her articles and columns have appeared in newspapers and numerous other publications across Canada. Since graduating from Journalism at King's College University in Halifax, Jill has worked in radio and print and managed her own communications business creating promotional media for various clients in business and government.

While posted to Base Petawawa in 2008, Jill wrote a monthly column on her experiences with deployment for The Daily Observer in Pembroke while her husband Greg, a Combat Engineer with 2CER, was serving in Afghanistan. Tragically, her husband was killed in action on Dec. 27, 2008.

Jill has returned to her home in Fredericton to begin a new life for herself and their three little girls. An important part of that new challenge is participating in the development and promotion of Ubiquitous Magazine. Through this medium she hopes to enrich the lives of military families "on duty" all over this great country with informative and entertaining articles.

Patrick Twomey

Writer

Born in the northern BC town of Terrace, and raised in Winnipeg MB, Patrick joined the military as a lineman in the Communications Reserves in 1992, and transferred to the Regular Force in 1996.

Career highlights include two tours in Bosnia, and one in Afghanistan, and postings to Petawawa, Winnipeg, and Shilo. Married in 1997 to his lovely wife Lisa, they have raised two gorgeous daughters in the chaotic military life. Family highlights include being absent for the birth of both girls on separate Bosnia tours, and being posted three times within four years. Patrick is continually amazed (and relieved) that his family puts up with the challenges of the military lifestyle.

 

Melissa Madill

Writer

Melissa Madill is an aspiring writer, living in Petawawa, Ontario with her military spouse. She recently graduated from Carleton University with an Honours B.A in English and Film Studies. Melissa has been writing independently for years and this article is her first published work.

 

 

 

 

Our Photographer

Tina Mohns

Photographer

Tina Mohns | Tm PHOTO DOCUMENTARIES

Tina Mohns has been photographing with the heart of a storyteller for more than 15 years. Her portfolio includes professional work from across Canada and the North Eastern United States and her “lifestyle” images have graced publications throughout North America & Europe. Tina has earned distinction as an artist who has great passion for her subjects and is excited to take her personal, storytelling style to the West Coast as she launches a new, Vancouver based venture this spring. Tm PHOTO DOCUMENTARIES creates visual vignettes of families, special events, towns and communities. www.tmphotodocumentaries.com.

 

 

Administrative Staff

 

Christine Brown

In Your Community Coordinator

 

From “Base Brat” to “Military Spouse”, Christine Brown is no stranger to the joys and challenges of the military lifestyle. Born in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, she was the daughter of a Royal Canadian Air Force firefighter. When Christine left home she also said good-bye to her life in PMQ’s and struck out on her own for quite a number of years.

In 1995 Christine again found her way back to the military fold when she met and married the love of her life, Dwight Brown. They met in Chilliwack where Christine began her journey as a military spouse. In a very short timeframe the Browns were posted to Cold Lake to Calgary to Greenwood and finally in 2001 to Petawawa. Dwight did an IR for a year in Ottawa and Christine stayed behind to continue working as an office administrator in Petawawa. Christine has two grown children, who reside in Victoria, BC and two stepchildren who have both followed in their father’s footsteps by joining the military. His daughter is currently serving in Borden and his son is in Bagotville. Christine thrives on adventure, so when approached with becoming a part of the Ubiquitous family she responded with an unequivocal “Yes!”