PRESIDENT
Greg Ioannou
Toronto branch
Colborne Communications
I've been a freelancer since 1977, and have taught editing all over the place. I was a founding member of (F)EAC and have had all sorts of positions on the executive, including president twice and treasurer six times (yikes!). In real life I own and run a writing and editing company called Colborne Communications, where my office is populated with moose paraphernalia. More importantly, I captain a team in a weekly trivia league, and frequent local pubs and stamp auctions.

PAST PRESIDENT
Michelle Boulton
Saskatchewan branch
Michelle Communications
When I'm not volunteering for EAC, I keep the wheels rolling at Michelle Communications—a team of talented creative communication professionals (writers, editors, translators and designers) who specialize in custom publications. We produce everything from magazines and newsletters to books, training manuals and reports. Many of my collaborators are people I've met through EAC—which has been a real benefit of membership for me! I was a founding member of EAC's Saskatchewan branch (formerly the Saskatoon branch), where I chaired the Public Relations, Membership and Professional Development committees before I became branch chair. I represented the Saskatchewan branch on the national executive council for three years before serving two years as president. In addition to serving as past president this year, I am also chairing our nominations committee, awards committee, strategic planning task force, branding taskforce, and I am returning to Active Voice, EAC's national newsletter, as editor-in-chief.

SECRETARY
Debra Roppolo
Toronto branch
As a corporate writer and editor for most of my career, I've been in the private, public and non-profit sectors. Currently working in communications at the CBC, I also have a freelance copy editing business whose clients have included Rapport Communication and Design, DiversiPro Inc., Downsview Park and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization. I joined EAC in 2005, began volunteering in 2006 and don't seem able to stop. I have discovered my inner policy wonk and am pleased to be able to contribute to the growth of EAC as a member of the national executive council.

In my private life I garden obsessively, participate in animal welfare advocacy and frequently lament the fact that I'm not in Paris. Or hanging out with farm animals.

REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF BRANCHES AND TWIGS (WEST)
Arden Ogg
Prairie Provinces branch
After 25 years at the University of Manitoba—12 as managing editor of an annual volume of conference papers—my focus has shifted from the ivory tower to new horizons in freelancing. My commitment to Cree language publishing and advocacy remains unchanged, but as I seek new ways to pursue it, I've been delighted to discover in EAC a trusty companion for the journey, one that's experienced, resourceful and supportive (sort of the opposite of two teenage sons in the back seat!) I also love choral music, and sing in a great choir in a stone church that has a 1917 Casavant organ.

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Adrienne Montgomerie
Kingston twig, National Capital Region branch
As a teen, (F)EAC showed me there were careers in words, a professional community and viability in freelancing. My first invoice bought my membership back in 1997. Articles were written for EAC, workbooks were edited, copy editing certification achieved, and a twig attempted in cottage country and later achieved in Kingston.

Science materials pay my bills, most of which relate to outdoor adventures. Freelancing began as necessity from my home on Georgian Bay. Now in a busy city, with my husband of 22 years and my 5-and-11/12ths-year-old son, I wouldn't trade this freelance life.

Je parle un peu français, mais pas suffisamment pour en tirer des revenus.

DIRECTOR OF FRANCOPHONE AFFAIRS
Sandra Gravel
Quebec/Atlantic Canada branch
Les services de rédaction et de révision Sandra Gravel
I began my career in human resources within the federal public service after university. I had an interest in developing my communication skills so I pursued that as a career and held various positions in the field, including regional communications manager for a science-based department. With this experience and with my love of language, in 2010 I launched Les services de rédaction et de révision Sandra Gravel, a small business with a loyal customer base. Over time I have written and reviewed numerous documents and publications in French. Being bilingual, I also review texts translated from English into French.

DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
Sheila Mahoney
Toronto branch
Mahoney Associates
I became an editor by fluke: I took a job as financial editor, but was hired because of my desktop publishing skills. Twenty years later, I have copy edited and coordinated the production of financial research reports for large bank-owned investment firms and independent dealers. I have copy edited an electronics magazine, financial journals and texts, annual reports and educational material for the financial industry, an e-book and self-published books on family business and self-help. I work with a team of freelance editors with diverse experience and interests, so I can share the wealth when my business gets busy. I am a Certified Copy Editor through EAC.

DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS
Kevin Burns
National Capital Region branch
I'm a writer and editor with a focus on cultural, social and religious issues. My company, Seven Stories, works in all media and specializes in manuscript development. I have an extensive background in book publishing, having commissioned and edited over 200 non-fiction titles in theology, spirituality, religion, faith and culture, history, philosophy, education and biography for Novalis. My projects draw on my experiences as a teacher and as a journalist in the Canadian arts and cultural scene, and from my previous work as a radio producer for the CBC where I produced The Arts Report and The Art Tonight. As a freelancer I produced the three-part series for IDEAS: Stalking the Holy – The Politics of Saint Making and am currently preparing Genius Born of Anguish – The Life and Legacy of Henri Nouwen, to be aired in 2012. Before turning to print and electronic media I taught in the Theatre Department of the University of Alberta. I am actively engaged in the Canadian not-for-profit sector, including the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. I am a member of the Board of Governors of St. Jerome's University in Waterloo, ON. I live in Ottawa with my wife, Barbara Clubb, who is the City Librarian.

DIRECTOR OF TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Jacqueline Dinsmore
Quebec/Atlantic Canada branch
Fluently bilingual with a translation degree, I have worked many years editing, writing and translating a wide variety of texts. I joined EAC in 2001 and was involved in the EAC annual conference held in Montreal in 2002. This led me to write the EAC National Conference Coordinators' Survival Guide, a handbook for future conference committee chairs, and I co-chaired the 2010 annual conference in Montreal. I spent 2010–11 as member-at-large on the national executive council working with several committees including the Conference, Certification, Active Voice/Voix active and Marketing.

DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEER RELATIONS
Gael Spivak
National Capital Region branch
I've been writing and editing for the federal government for 11 years. Topics I've worked on include food safety, animal health, plant health, biotechnology, ethics and government, and pandemic flu. I also developed, implemented and lead a plain language project at my workplace, where I specialize in plain language editing.

In addition to the national executive council, I am the co-chair of the EAC Conference 2012, which will be held in Ottawa in June. I recently served on the executive of the NCR branch for two years. And I volunteer with Not Just Tourists – Ottawa, a non-profit group that helps travellers deliver medicine to countries in need.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Carolyn L Burke
I advise on organizational improvement and strategic long-term growth to corporate and non-profit clients. Of interest, in 1997 I was featured on the cover of US News & World Report as the originator of the online diary and personal blog, and I have written The Ambassador Chronicles, a series of commercial fiction technothrillers.

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