The Pacific Treefrog Group Team Each member of the Pacific Treefrog Group team has an area of expertise that can be directly matched with your writing and training needs. This allows you to contact the team member directly, discuss your needs, make an appointment, and negotiate fees and rates. All team members have been involved with the Pacific Treefrog Group on various writing, editing, proofreading and training projects and have been personally invited to be part of our team. Writers and editors Michael Gladkoff Michael began writing for businesses as a teenager and has worked in the publishing and advertising fields for over fifteen years. He has a BA in Economics from the University of California, an MBA from Alaska Pacific University and a Certificate IV in Professional Writing and Editing from Box Hill Institute in Melbourne. He has worked in the USA, Russia, Singapore and Australia. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Michael was a pioneer in the development of print advertising in Russia and produced the first Yellow Pages directories for several Russian cities. In recent years he has worked in publishing for Reed Business Information and Thomson Legal and Regulatory. Michael is a member of the Victorian Writers' Centre and has won awards for his motivational and humorous speeches as a member of Dandenong Ranges Toastmasters. Contact Michael on: Email: info(at)wordnerds.com.au Phone: (03) 9754 5761 Mobile: 0403 857 273 Jo-Anne Bianchi Jo-Anne brings dedicated enthusiasm to the world of professional writing and editing. Her services are greatly sought after as a technical writer, editor and proofreader in small business, corporate and educational organisations. Jo-Anne has a Diploma in Professional Writing and Cert IV in Workplace Training, and is also a member of the Society of Editors and the Australian Society of Technical Communicators. Contact Jo-Anne Bianchi on: Email: info(at)smartwords.com.au Phone: 9752 6112. Mobile:0401 698 327 Tony McMahon Tony McMahon is a freelance writer and editor whose work has appeared in the Fitzroy Mail, VMX magazine, Verandah Literary Journal, and Inkshed. For some reason that surpasses understanding, Tony seems to be a lot better at critiquing other people's work than his own, and has many hours of work-shopping behind him that have convinced him of the truth of this strange personality trait. His first novel, the Single Gentleman's Dining Club, will be published in late 2005. Tony's area of expertise is in feature writing and manuscript appraisal and assessment. Contact Tony on: Email: retroracing(at)hotmail.com Mobile: 0415 828 370 Trainers Fiona Trembath Fiona Trembath, B.A. Hons Prof. Writing, Cert IV Workplace Training, and Director of the Pacific Treefrog Group, is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Value Management and a Member of the Australian Society of Technical Communicators. Fiona has been writing, editing and training at a corporate level for over a decade and lectures in professional writing and editing at Box Hill Institute of Tafe. Fiona has facilitated training sessions for: Spastic Society Victoria, Northern Metropolitan Hospital, and the Health and Community Services Section of Box Hill Institute of Tafe in Communication, Teambuilding and Workplace Ethics. She also conducts full and half-day workshops in Academic Writing for students returning to study. Contact Fiona on: Email: fiona(at)treefroggroup.com.au Phone: (03) 9438 3639 Fax: (03) 9438 5775 Steve Grimes Steve Grimes, Dip. QS, AAIQS, Registered Building Practitioner and Director of PlanCost Australia, is an Associate Member of the Australian Institute of Value Management, and has facilitated Value Management Reviews on a number of large construction projects. He has also presented at a number of workshops on Environmentally Sustainable Design for RMIT and for the Sustainable Energy Authority. Contact Steve on: Email: info(at)plancost.com.au Mobile: 0417 574 399