Norman Hall was born in Yorkshire, England. As a pre-teen he moved with his family to St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada where he attended high school. As a young man he moved to Massachusetts to attend university and received undergraduate and graduate degrees. He is an ordained minister and as such served a parish in Dedham, Massachusetts before leaving parish work to head up an adolescent residential program. After returning to Canada he worked as an Executive Director of a large social service agency in Hamilton, Ontario for thirteen years. He as also worked as a certified ESL instructor and as a Personnel Officer. While at Seneca College he co-authored two text books on English pronunciation and edited several text books on English grammar and conversation. He has two children living in Massachusetts and currently resides in Toronto with his partner Karen.
