PRESIDENT
Michelle Boulton
Saskatchewan branch
Michelle Communications
For over a dozen years, I have been running Michelle Communications, a successful freelance writing, editing and design business. I work alone or with a network of like-minded creative professionals on projects ranging from copy editing to book design and project management. I have met many of my collaborators through EAC. I was a founding member of the Saskatchewan branch (formerly the Saskatoon branch) of EAC, 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 and was president last year. I was co-editor of the Prairie Provinces branch newsletter before co-editing Active Voice for several years. I am looking forward to the challenges of the coming year as president of EAC.

PAST PRESIDENT
Moira White
NCR branch
Ubiquitext Communications
An EAC member since 2001, I was the NCR branch chair for two years and the professional development co-chair prior to that. I have also served as a member of the certification marketing subcommittee and have taught copy editing for EAC in both Ottawa and Montreal. As a former social worker and social policy analyst, I found that my organizational skills, attention to detail and love of words were a perfect fit with the world of editing. After working for close to a decade in conference publishing, I co-founded Ubiquitext Communications in 2006. I edit, write and coordinate projects for government and corporate clients.

VICE-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.

SECRETARY and TREASURER
Sheila Mahoney
Toronto branch
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.

MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Jacqueline Dinsmore
Quebec/Atlantic Canada branch
Fluently bilingual with a degree in translation, I have worked many years editing, writing and translating a wide variety of texts. I joined EAC in 2001 and soon after took over last-minute preparations for the 2002 EAC annual conference in Montreal. This led me to write the National Conference Coordinators' Survival Guide, a handbook to ease the way for future conference committee chairs. I was also the co-chair of the 2010 annual conference. Having spent a previous life as an itinerant film technician, I have developed a wide range of skills that I look forward to putting to use for the EAC.

MEMBER-AT-LARGE
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 a writer and editor with CBC Radio, 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 extremely 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, occasionally update (but mostly neglect) my gardening blog, lavish attention on my cats and frequently lament the fact that I'm not in Paris. The rumours that I make or can influence all programming decisions at the CBC are wildly exaggerated.

BRITISH COLUMBIA BRANCH REPRESENTATIVE
Theresa Best
I have been working in publishing for 15 years as a writer, editor and print and online publisher. After graduating from the inaugural year of Simon Fraser University's Master of Publishing program, I set up Paper Trail Publishing, providing editorial services to British Columbia, Alberta and Washington publishers.

I recently relocated to Vancouver after 10 years in London, England, where I worked in educational publishing at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (the UK government's education agency), as a commissioning editor at Routledge (on their “Books for Teachers” list) and as a project editor at Guardian News & Media (publisher of The Guardian).

PRAIRIE PROVINCES BRANCH REPRESENTATIVE
Arden Ogg
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 Cassavant organ.

SASKATCHEWAN REPRESENTATIVE
Ursula Acton
Proof Positive Editorial Ink

I have a small freelance business called Proof Positive Editorial Ink, and work largely proofreading, copy editing and indexing academic manuscripts, with some magazine and corporate work thrown in. I very much enjoy what I do. In fact, the only downside I have ever found to the freelance life—aside from the feast-or-famine nature of it—is the lack of collegial contact, and EAC has filled that niche. I have been involved with the Saskatchewan branch since its beginning in 2001 and am currently chair of its professional development committee.

TORONTO BRANCH REPRESENTATIVE
Rachel Stuckey
I joined EAC in 2007 and have served on the branch executive since 2008. Before starting my freelance business, I worked as a developmental editor at Pearson Education and senior editor for higher education at Thompson Educational Publishing. I now provide a wide range of editorial services, primarily in educational publishing. In my not-quite-copious spare time, I play volleyball and do Pilates, work on home improvement projects, help to run a food bank in my community, and travel as much as I can afford to. In addition to representing the Toronto branch on the national executive council, I am also serving as this year's branch chair.

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION BRANCH REPRESENTATIVE
Christine LeBlanc
Dossier Communications
I started Dossier Communications five years ago, after a decade in publishing. A true word nerd, I work on just about anything with words—books, brochures, journals, manuals, posters, reports, websites, etc. I'm also involved with event planning, for promotional, member services and fundraising purposes. I am the chair of the National Capital Region branch, and I'm also a member of the Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC) and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).

QUEBEC AND ATLANTIC CANADA BRANCH REPRESENTATIVE
Nancy Holland
I'm a technical writer who edits and does some instructional design work, specializing in online education for corporations. I joined EAC in 1997 and started volunteering almost immediately at our table at Word on the Street. I've been the Atlantic rep to the QAC for a number of years, and was treasurer of the Toronto branch for a year. My parallel life has me heavily involved in road running in Nova Scotia, where I'm director of Run Nova Scotia., committee chair of the Rum Runners' Relay, volunteer coordinator of the Cabot Trail Relay, member of the organizing committee for the MacPass Mile, and a running coach.

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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