David Gordon teaches planning history, community design and urban development at Queen's. He has also taught at the University of Toronto, Ryerson, Harvard and University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. Before becoming a professor, David was a professional planner for over 15 years, as director of an urban design firm and project manager for a waterfront agency. He twice shared the Canadian Institute of Planners' National Award of Distinction.

David has written widely on urban planning including the books Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities (Routledge 2006) and Planning Canadian Communities (Nelson 2008 with Gerald Hodge). His latest research includes a book on the history of Canada's capital city and exploration of Canadian suburbs.

David was born in Ottawa and grew up in Montreal, New Brunswick and Europe. He lives in Upper Canada's oldest neighbourhood, and is active in community environmental and social service organizations. Dave can often be seen cycling around downtown Kingston with his young daughter.

Gerald Hodge is a private planning consultant and a former director of the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Queen's University. He is author of Planning Canadian Communities, 5th Edition, with David Gordon; and the forthcoming book, The Geography of Aging: Preparing Communities for the Seniors Surge. He will be returning to SURP in the Fall 2008 semester to teach SURP-809 Special Topic (Seniors Planning).