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Stella (Xiaowei) Wang is an enthusiastic teacher who has taught Mandarin in a number of language schools throughout Sydney, as well as in several primary and secondary international schools in Beijing. Stella has a passion for sharing the Mandarin language and Chinese culture, and loves to see her students' abilities and confidence grow. She works hard to make her classes engaging, interactive, and relevant, going above and beyond to ensure students can apply their knowledge to everyday situations. This is facilitated by fostering a friendly, easy-going classroom environment in which all students are encouraged to speak and take part.

Stella holds both a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Laws from Renmin University in Beijing, China, and a Master of International Communication from Macquarie University. Throughout her university career and due to her cross-cultural experience, Stella has developed an appreciation for all facets of communication, including languages. This experience, combined with her life-long love for sharing knowledge, led her to a career in language teaching. She has since obtained a Certificate IV in LOTE Teaching (Languages Other Than English – Mandarin) from UNSW, and a wealth of teaching experience, both in China and Australia.

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Anny Wang is a qualified Mandarin teacher with NESA accreditation who specialises in teaching Chinese to speakers of other languages. She is an enthusiastic educator with extensive teaching experience which includes previous postings with the Confucius Institutes in the NSW Department of Education (2013-2016), Kensington Public School and some of the high schools in NSW.

Her classes are inclusive and creative. By using a student-centred teaching method, she encourages students to be creative and integrate the knowledge into their real life.

Anny gained a Master of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages from Nanjing Normal University; She also graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language and Literature from Fujian Normal University; As a lifelong learner, Anny is also currently studying Master of Teaching at Charles Darwin University. Anny was a part-time Chinese language teacher at Nanjing Normal University in 2012.

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Zhen Wang is a professional language teacher specialised in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (TCSOL) as well as Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). She uses an interactive approach to deliver effective Chinese language education which enables English-speaking students to quickly pick up the Chinese language in a highly engaging classroom atmosphere. This approach makes the most use of the students' prior knowledge in their first language when they learn a new language on a part time basis.

Zhen’s approach is backed by her intensive studies in the education and language fields for more than 6 years. After she was awarded a Bachelor Degree in Education by Beijing Normal University in China, Zhen continued to pursue postgraduate studies in Linguistics and Teaching with University of Sydney and University of Wollongong, where she received a Master Degree in Applied Linguistics and a Graduate Diploma in TESOL. She also holds a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

Zhen is skilful in using a wide range of language teaching techniques when delivering training in different contexts. Currently, she is also a teacher for English as a Second Language programs. Before joining Centre for Continuing Education and Confucius Institute at University of Sydney, she taught different levels of Chinese courses for adults in Sydney. The variety of teaching experiences has given Zhen much exposure to a broad range of adult students from different language backgrounds. Her classes are always customised to suit her students' learning styles and needs.

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With over 19 years' experience in the field of user-centered design, and a background in web design and development, Carrie has worked in startups through to complex corporate B2B environments. In the corporate world, Carrie has worked as UX designer for Optus, NBN, Equifax and Deloitte Digital. Carrie holds a Masters of Information Architecture and a Bachelor of Visual Arts.

She has a wide range of user-centered design skills, having worked from inception through to project delivery and beyond. With strong stakeholder and team management experience, Carrie’s passion lies in enabling teams to create compelling stories through words and visuals to engage users, customers, and stakeholders.

Carrie has also worked as an instructor for various training providers, and as a UX Mentor for Harness.

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Ilana Wechsler founded a boutique digital agency, Green Arrow Digital, 8 years ago, specialising in Pay Per Click marketing. Ilana manages tens of thousands of dollars in ad spend each month on behalf of clients across a number of different platforms, primarily Google AdWords and Facebook Ads. She works with numerous SME, national and global clients across a diverse range of industries.

Ilana has also been running training courses on Google AdWords and Facebook Ads since 2014. She has trained many business owners on how they can use and apply proven digital advertising strategies on their own accounts to help them grow their businesses online.

Prior to founding Green Arrow Digital, Ilana worked in data analytics for over 6 years for a number of global financial institutions. She is degree qualified in Information Systems and also has a Masters in Commerce.

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Armed with a Diploma in Fine Art from Brighton College of Art and a Masters degree, John left Reading University to endeavour to realise another ambition and that was to be an actor. He acquired a position as a property master at Nottingham Playhouse then a Acting Stage Manager with a children’s theatre company based in the same city. For the following eighteen years he pursued an acting career appearing in plays and musicals either in provincial theatres all over England or in London’s West End.

During ‘resting’ periods John painted murals and trompe l’oeil for private clients eventually advertising as a special effects and trompe artist in high profile interior design magazines.

As a result John became extremely busy completing projects ranging from canvases to large scale murals. One of the most spectacular was the centrepiece of The Wellington Tavern in Waterloo. With his reputation spreading he began to win mural commissions in themed public houses, restaurants and bars all over England. Also, private clients requiring romantic trompe l’oeil landscapes hired him, the idealised scene bringing beauty and uniqueness into their homes.

In 1997 John left England for Australia and on arrival took his portfolio to several well known Australian interior designers who were pleased to offer him contracts. Consequently, his murals feature in resort swimming pools and entrance lobbies in many apartment complexes throughout Sydney, the Gold Coast and Brisbane. Other murals of various shapes, sizes and subjects can be found in foyers and the exteriors of some of Sydney’s prestigious buildings as well as restaurants, clubs, hotels, private homes and public buildings.

In 2003 John began teaching art to adults at several community colleges on Sydney’s North Shore. He has also taught lunchtime classes to employees of Optus and Price Waterhouse, as part of employee enrichment programs. Most recently, John has become a novelist with six historical adventure novels currently published.