David Morrill has been a partner in a Florida advertising and public relations firm, a university public relations director as well as a newspaper columnist and book reviewer. He has lived in Cuenca, Ecuador since 2004, where he is a partner in a real estate business and manages a news blog and information service for the expat community. He is the author of numerous magazine and newspaper articles about Ecuador and Cuenca and is the Cuenca editor for the Ecuador edition of the Miami Herald. 

Graciela Quinde was born and raised in Cuenca, where she earned her MBA at the University of Azuay. She attended high school in South Georgia and has traveled extensively in Europe and Latin America. She managed a tour agency for 14 years before operating a restaurant and teaching Spanish to foreigners. Today, she manages Cuenca Rentals and Sales, helping foreigners find properties to rent and buy. As well as managing properties for foreign owners.