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Dr Maestri completed a PhD in Translation Studies (Italian, English and French) at the University of Bath, U.K., in December 2011. She is now EUOSSIC Erasmus Mundus Research Postdoctoral Fellow in European Studies at the University of Sydney. Dr Maestri is also a visiting Lecturer in Translation Studies at the University of the West of England, Bristol, U.K., where is currently supervising MA dissertations in Translation and Gender as well as Film Subtitling. Dr Maestri has worked as a Lector in Italian at the University of Oxford, U.K., and at the University of Bath and as a Lecturer in Translation Studies at the University of Portsmouth, U.K. She was also a tutor in Italian at the University of Bristol and for the MA in Interpreting and Translation at the University of Bath. Dr Maestri lectured on a number of Italian writers such as Primo Levi, Italo Calvino, Natalia Ginzburg, Giovanni Verga as well as Italian Pulp fiction. Dr Maestri has published a number of book chapters on translating autobiographical writing into Italian and French and articles in refereed journals. One of them has achieved a second place in the R.H. Gapper Postgraduate Essay Prize competition run by the Society for French Studies in 2011. She is also in the process of publishing her PhD thesis. Finally, she is External Examiner of Italian for the International Baccalaureate.

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Shira is a motivated and experienced Hebrew teacher with a B.A. (Hons) in Communication and Media studies with a major in radio broadcasting and a professional Hebrew teaching certificate.

Since moving to Sydney three years ago, Shira has taught a variety of groups and individuals, both children and adults, of different levels. Her main focus is on conversational Hebrew, as well as the use of both proper written and spoken grammar and reading comprehension.

During her B.A. studies, Shira tutored students in Hebrew as well as volunteering as a Hebrew teacher for people with special needs. Her work history includes being an academic researcher, education consultant, a content creator and a researcher in the Israeli educational television as well as working at a news channel.

The Hebrew language fascinates Shira and she is passionate about teaching this ancient and unique language while holding a student centred approach.

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I am a qualified and experienced graphic designer, digital media trainer, content producer and manager/coordinator with extensive exposure to a varied cross section of industry.

I have over 16 years of professional experience, thorough knowledge and technical expertise in the field of graphic design, digital media and information technology.

Including 6 years of business management experience, 10 years of adult education, training and co-ordinating, and 5 years of high school teaching.

I am a current Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) and Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) in Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign and Adobe Digital Publishing Suite DPS.

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Professor Meredith Makeham is the Associate Dean for Community and Primary Health Care with the Faculty of Medicine and Health at The University of Sydney. She is responsible for their Community and Primary Health Care strategy, which recognises the better use of digital health technology as a key pillar of Primary Health Care reform.

Meredith’s academic interests include Patient Safety in Primary Care and Aged Care, and she was previously awarded the Health Informatics Society of Australia’s Don Walker Effectiveness Award for her research into medication discrepancies between residential aged care facilities and general practice digital health systems. She is a general practitioner in Sydney and former recipient of the College Medal of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She has held numerous advisory roles for government, including the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, and was formerly the Chief Medical Adviser for the Australian Digital Health Agency. She has a strong interest in applications of Australia’s national digital health infrastructure, including My Health Record and other systems that promote better connected care and empowering people with access to their own health information.

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Mandy has eight years experience in adult education. She has designed, delivered and assessed nationally recognised training in different industries and on a range of subjects. Mandy is currently working as a Project Lead- Performance & Networks within the Talent and Organisational Development at the Department of Justice. Mandy holds a Bachelor of Business “Business Management”, a Master in Interpreting and Translation and a Diploma in Training and Assessment. She is currently working towards a Graduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education.

Mandy is an accredited NAATI Arabic interpreter and translator and has worked as an interpreter for more than ten years. She is currently a contracted translator with Western Sydney Local Health District- Translation Service.

Over the past 14 years Mandy taught the Arabic language in a community language school (2 years) and privately to adults as well as primary and high school students.

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Bianka Malecka has been teaching Polish at The Polish School of Sydney in Randwick and at Saturday School of Community Languages since 2006. Bianka holds an MA (Hons) in English from Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Poland where she worked as a lecturer in American Literature and ESL from 1998 – 2004. She was a fellow of Fulbright Institute in Louisiana State University, USA and Salzburg Seminar in Austria. She has published critical articles on American literature in European books and journals.

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Akash is an entrepreneur with a passion for helping businesses drive revenue through cost effective Internet and Social Marketing strategies.

A Google Qualified Advertising Professional, Akash holds an Executive MBA from UTS, Sydney, and Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering.

Akash is regularly invited to speak on a range of Internet Marketing, E-Commerce, Web Enablement and Google advertising related topics. He also lectures on New Media Marketing and Project Management. Attendees to his sessions have highly rated his knowledge and speaking style and have repeatedly attended his sessions on different topics.

He has helped hundreds of small to medium businesses achieve success in their online ventures by creating outstanding websites and implementing Internet Marketing, Google AdWords and Google Analytics strategies.

Akash has extensive experience in digital marketing, web enablement, and project management, having previously worked with Reuters (the world’s largest news and financial information company) in Switzerland. As a Global Product Business Owner for Reuters, Akash managed product development, strategy, marketing and commercial aspects of a US$50 million revenue stream.

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Danish is an experienced professional with 20 years of experience in training, consulting, finance, project management and engineering. He has worked in organisations including Siemens, Shell, Nexcau etc. in Australia, Germany and the Middle East. He started teaching in 2012 and has trained professionals from various industries and organisations on Microsoft applications. They include the Department of Education, Australian Border Force, Sydney Water, Wesfarmers, Allianz, Rabobank, Diageo, Clorox, ABC, SBS, Seven, BBC, Hilton and Uniting.

Danish specialises in custom course development based on specific client needs. His decades of diverse experience across various industries help him incorporate relatable practical examples in his course development and delivery. He is passionate about equipping professionals with modern tools to do their work more efficiently and effortlessly. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering, Master of Business Administration, Microsoft Certification and Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification.

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Louise Maloney has been a milliner for 3 years and has completed a Certificate II and III in Millinery from TAFE NSW. She is currently employed in a prominent Sydney millinery salon that specialises in fashion and bridal millinery.

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Benjamin Mangold. Tutor of CCE