Current Employment:

Public Relations Manager (media liaison)

Brotherhood of St Laurence

Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia (since December 2008)

Other recent Employment:

Senior Public Affairs Officer (media liaison)

Sunshine Hospital, Western Health

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2008

Managing Editor

Cobram Courier (newspaper)

McPherson Media Group 2005-2007

Special Publications Journalist and Subeditor (Education & Business features)

The Courier (newspaper)

Ballarat, Victoria 2002-2005

Qualifications:

Diploma of Arts - Professional Writing & Editing, University of Ballarat

(2003 Campus Award for Outstanding Student)

TESOL certificate from International TEFL Teacher Training

Education Experience:

·        Sessional Teacher in Professional Writing & Editing at University of Ballarat 2003-2004 (industry expert)

·        Teaching media workshops for community groups in Cobram and Melbourne 2005-2009

·        Teaching poetry workshop for children at Cobram 2007

·        Private English teaching in spoken English for Chinese students in Melbourne 2009-2010

·        Mentoring and teaching junior staff in skills of journalism and correct construction of English 2002-2008

·        Reading and story writing with elementary students 2008

·        Writing and illustrating a picture book for 5 to 8-year-old children 2002

·        Teaching teenagers to create articles for youth pages of newspaper 2004

·        Language studies in Mandarin 2008-2010