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With qualifications in Correctional Management, Annie Sheerin has worked in excess of 15 years' supervising and managing offenders in Corrective Services NSW, with extensive operational experience in the role of Custodial Officer, Case Manager and Group Work Facilitator.

Annie commenced in the role of Senior Trainer with Brush Farm Corrective Services Academy (BFCSA) in January 2006 and was responsible for developing and delivering operationally focused training to custodial staff. In 2008 Annie was appointed Project Manager of the Correctional Supervisor Program which was developed to enhance the skills and knowledge of custodial middle managers. This course received exemplary feedback and continues to be offered by BFCSA as part of staff Professional Development.

Annie’s experience in respect to offender management in custody and the community led to her commencing in the role of Senior Learning and Development Facilitator with the Operational Community Programs Training Unit in January 2009. Since that time she has been developing and delivering operationally focused training in relation to offender management to a variety of operational staff including: Custodial, Community Corrections, Overseers and Services and Programs staff.

Annie has a passion for working with offenders utilising motivational interactions techniques. After re-developing the Motivational Interactions course in 2013, Annie has facilitated the course to CSNSW employees within the custodial environment and community corrections and has also travelled interstate to facilitate the course to other jurisdictions. Her high level of expertise has been widely recognised and she regularly attends conferences, such as a two-day workshop that was facilitated by William R. Miller, PhD in order to continuously develop her skills in this area.

Annie has a real passion for working with people and thoroughly enjoys the diversity of interacting with offenders and seeking opportunities to explore ambivalence and promote a professional partnership that assists to enhance opportunities for change talk.

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Gail Shennan completed a Bachelor degree in Adult Education. She has been a professional trainer and teacher for many years, certified for all Microsoft Office products and competent in a variety of other desktop applications.

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Patrick Shepherdson is a crime prevention and community safety researcher and strategist. In his previous role of Assistant Director, Crime Prevention, with the NSW Attorney General’s Department, Patrick managed the legislatively based NSW crime prevention planning program as well as a number of crime prevention and Aboriginal justice initiatives. Since establishing a consultancy in 2010, Patrick has been engaged by local, state and Commonwealth agencies and community organisations to develop strategies focused on a range of issues including community safety, crime and violence prevention, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healing and youth justice.

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Julie Sheridan. Tutor of CCE

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Theresa Sheridan. Tutor of CCE

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Masaki Shibata studied his Bachelor degree from Kansai Gaidai University (Kansai Foreign Language University) in Japan, and Masters in TESOL and Applied linguistics in Marshall University, the U.S. Currently, he is working on his PhD in the school of Media and Arts at the University of New South Wales. His research is specified to linguistic features of criticism and negotiation used in political context and the comparison of Japanese political discourse to Australian and American contexts. He is also working on written discourse such as academic book reviews to explore how criticism and negotiation are manifested in Japanese and English academic contexts.

As a Japanese language instructor, he taught elementary and advanced Japanese language at Georgia State University and taught elementary Japanese at Georgia Institute of Technology. He also has been working in international Japanese school for two years in the U.S., teaching bilingual children general subjects such as mathematics and Japanese language.

Besides language education, he has also been a swimming coach for over 10 years in Japan, the U.S. and Australia.

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Janet Shields, Program Manager, Aged Care Service Integrated Care Directorate, Western NSWLHD.

Janet Shields is the Aged Care Program Coordinator for Western NSW LHD. Commencing with health in 1998 in the Centre for Population Health, she has held a number of administrative positions, joining the Aged Care and Geriatric Medicine service in 2012.

Along with a number of Aged Care Programs, Janet has been the coordinator for the Geriatric Medicine service across Western NSW LHD since 2012. This service works closely with the Concord Hospital / Sydney LHD ‘s Geriatric Medicine TeleHealth collaboration.

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Marina Shine. Tutor of CCE

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Smitha Shivshankar. Tutor of CCE

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Christine Shorter is an educator with a strong background in science education, holding a B.A. (Science) and a Dip. Ed. from Macquarie University. She has worked at various schools, including Wenona School, Monte Sant’ Angelo College, MLC Burwood, Maroubra Bay High School, Turramurra High, and Redlands.

Christine has taught a range of courses, including Stage 4 and 5 Science, HSC Biology, Chemistry, Senior Science, Accelerated Biology, and IB Biology (SL & HL). She has also served as a Biology Coordinator, Year Advisor, Head of House, and Assistant Year Advisor, demonstrating her leadership and experience.

Christine is dedicated to creating an engaging learning environment, making lessons enjoyable and relevant through real-life applications. Her commitment to science education is evident in her teaching and leadership roles.