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 three times 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. I'm also the publisher at Iguana Books. More importantly, I captain a team in a weekly trivia league, and frequent local pubs and stamp auctions.

VICE-PRESIDENT
Jacqueline Dinsmore
Quebec/Atlantic Canada branch
My first career was as a film event organizer and film acquisition/sales consultant, which allowed me to travel extensively. My second was as a technician on film shoots, which has given me lots of great stories to dine out on. I am now in my third career and back to my roots editing, writing and translating on a freelance basis, which allows me to do what I want, where I want. I joined EAC in 2001, co-chaired the 2010 conference in Montreal and have been involved with five EAC conferences. I have been on the national executive council as member-at-large and director of training and development, working with several committees including the Conference, Certification, Active Voice/Voix active and Training & Development.

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 and branding taskforce.

SECRETARY
David Harrison
BC branch
I write, edit and live vicariously across a wide field, from erudite academic journals to a hometown parish history. I have edited in-house and independently for clients across Canada and Europe for over 20 years. Previous lives and careers? Journalist, RAF and Arctic bush pilot, college teacher and professional business educator. Vancouver's been home since the 1960s, and EAC my network since 1997. I was BC branch secretary in 2010–12; this is my first year at national. To make new friends, I do dragon boating, open-water swimming, hiking and hand bell ringing. Any surplus goes to travels in Europe.

REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF BRANCHES AND TWIGS (WEST)
Arden Ogg
Prairie Provinces branch
Ever since I wandered off Jasper Avenue and into the 2008 Edmonton conference, EAC has been my constant companion in freelance editorial adventures. Following a 25-year in-house career in academic editing in Linguistics at the University of Manitoba, the support, resources and connections I have gained through EAC have helped me further develop my focus on Cree language and culture, from James Bay to the Rockies. As I enter my fourth year on the NEC, I feel privileged to be part of this community, and grateful for the many benefits I've received through volunteering.

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 textbooks pay my bills, most of which relate to outdoor adventures. Freelancing began as necessity from my home on Georgian Bay. Now that I live in a busy city with my partner of 25 years and my little boy, 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
Rédaction-Révision Sandra Gravel
I worked in the Government of Canada for nearly 25 years before moving from regional communications manager to freelance editor/writer/trainer in 2010. I love this new stage of my career! The reason why I decided to get involve in EAC as the director of francophone affairs is because I like to engage in volunteer activities that nourish me and allow me to learn more about different aspects of the editing profession.

DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
Moira White
National Capital Region branch

DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS
Karen Virag
Prairie Provinces branch
I have been a professional editor for almost twenty years, after a stint as a technical writer for the oil and gas industry. I am a former chair of the Prairie Provinces branch of EAC, former national vice-president and currently the EAC's writing and publishing rep on the Cultural Human Resources Council. In 2008 I co-chaired the national conference, in Edmonton, and in 2011–12, did the same for the project to revise Meeting Professional Editorial Standards—Stylistic Editing. My colleague Virginia Durksen and I are the Grammar Gals on CBC Radio's Alberta at Noon, a call-in show about grammar and language. They tell us we are second in popularity only to the gardening show.

DIRECTOR OF TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Ken Weinberg
Toronto branch
As president of Internet Training Ground, I offer a wide range of skills to my clients: training, technical communication, public speaking, leadership and project management. Volunteering for EAC over the last nine years at both branch and national levels has provided many opportunities for me to hone these skills while working with many talented and inspiring people. This year, thanks to a well-articulated strategic plan, my mandate as director of training and development is crystal clear. With the support of our enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers, I look forward to an exciting year for training and development at EAC.

DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEER RELATIONS
Gael Spivak
National Capital Region branch
I've been writing and editing for the federal government for 12 years. Topics I've worked on include food safety and food labelling, animal health, plant health, biotechnology, ethics and government, and pandemic flu. I also developed, implemented and led a plain language project at my workplace, where I specialize in plain language editing.

I was the co-chair of EAC Conference 2012 and I served on the executive of the NCR branch for two years. I also 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, I'm a certified information systems security professional (CISSP), in 1997 I was featured on the cover of US News & World Report as the originator of the online diary and personal blog, and recently I launched an ebook publishing startup, Iguana Books.

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