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 vice-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
Mary Anne Carswell
Toronto branch
Freelance editor
A member of EAC since the late 1990s, I acted as treasurer for the Toronto branch from 2004 to 2007. I format and edit academic papers and dissertations—bibliographies look like poetry to me! I also edit marketing material for corporate clients. I came to editing after a long career as a psychotherapist. I have been co-writing a book on embodiment and systems theory in therapy for almost a decade now. We hope to publish...soon. To keep sane, I play classical piano.

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
Barbara K. Adamski
British Columbia branch
FullStop Communications Top-notch writing, editing, and proofreading. Period.
A generalist at heart, I've written about a variety of subjects, such as a mid-summer ultramarathon through Death Valley for The Walrus, food and lifestyle pieces for Reader's Digest, the history of lacrosse for The Canadian Encyclopedia, and annual reports and marketing collateral for corporations. My editing projects are just as varied and include plain-language editing of manuals and virtual exhibits, copy-editing academic articles on technology in education, and photo research and permissions on aviation history.

I live in New Westminster, BC, with my family, which includes two dogs (thus dispelling the myth that all editors are cat people).

MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Debra Roppolo
Toronto branch
As a corporate writer and editor for more than 15 years, I've worked in the private, public and non-profit sectors, and I also run a freelance copy-editing business. I joined EAC in 2005, began volunteering in 2006 and don't seem able to stop. I 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 my gardening blog, lavish attention on my cats and frequently lament the fact that I'm not in Paris.

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 BRANCH 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 co-chair of its professional development committee.

TORONTO BRANCH REPRESENTATIVE
Ken Weinberg
I find it an exciting time to be a volunteer leader at the EAC as a returning branch rep and as chair of the Website Committee. Since joining the EAC in 2003, I've volunteered as the branch's national rep, co-chair, assistant program chair, newsletter layout editor and newsletter chair. In my work life, I'm a technical communications specialist and curriculum developer for a large software company. After work, I enjoy yoga, movies, plays, music and healthy food from my garden. (If only I could grow dark chocolate!) I'm also an active member of Toastmasters.

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION BRANCH REPRESENTATIVE
Beverly Ensom
After 25 years of freelance writing, research and editing, I started to specialize in editing about seven years ago. I joined EAC in 2003 and became a Certified Copy Editor in 2008. I have worked for a variety of Ottawa clients—medical, environmental, government, NGO—and am now dividing my time among the House of Commons, The Conference Board of Canada and a few freelance clients. My other role in Canadian literature is to read as much as I can, which I take great pleasure in doing during my time off—along with playing tennis, cycling, skiing and windsurfing.

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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