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Ray Murray is an educational psychologist who works as a Disability Consultant and Facilitator. For the last five years he worked in Ireland teaching Person Centredness to disability organisations assisting them to transform their services. He also provided professional supervision to Early Intervention Specialists/Educators. Ray has delivered the Facilitation Skills course at Trinity College, Dublin and in Cork, Galway and London. In his approach to facilitation he has been influenced by John Herron (The Facilitator’s Handbook, 1989) and Dale Hunter (The Art of Facilitation, 2007) and her colleagues from Zenergy, New Zealand. In the leadership he gave at the Centre for Special Education at Auckland College of Education he promoted Facilitative Teaching (Espiner, Murray & O’Brien, 1997) and Action Methods for the delivery of the degree Bachelor of Social Science (Human Services) and other courses. Ray is currently involved in the delivery of Parent Support Programmes and the training of Person Centred Champions at the Centre for Disability Studies.

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Metin Mustafa is a historian specialising in Ottoman and Islamic art history. He holds a PhD in Ottoman Renaissance art from The University of Notre Dame Australia and Bachelor of Education in Humanities from The University of Sydney. The author taught History and Teaching Methodology at The University of Notre Dame Australia, Charles Sturt University and Australian Catholic University. He currently teaches Ottoman and Islamic history at The University of Sydney Centre for Continuing Education and is the founding member of Centre for Ottoman Renaissance and Civilisation. His research interests include the idea of many renaissances and cross-cultural interactions in the early modern Mediterranean world between the Ottomans and Europeans. Metin Mustafa is the author of the monographs, The Ottoman Renaissance: A Reconsideration of Early Modern Ottoman art, 1413-1575 and History of Ottoman Renaissance Art: From Mehmed II to Selim II. He is also the author of Michelangelo meets Sinan: Representations of the Divine, Salvation, and Paradise in Renaissance Art, The Mediterranean Zeitgeist: Re-Orienting the Renaissance (Essays Series), Renaissance Women: Nuns, Sultanas, and Queens Legitimising Female Sovereignty (Essays Series), The Ottoman Renaissance and the Early Modern World, 1400-1699 (Essays Series Complete Edition), and The Divine Comedy’ of Süleyman Çelebi and Mir Heidar: A Sufi Mystical Reading of Early Modern Turkic Representations of Prophet Muhammad's 'Isra' and 'Mir'aj'. The author is currently working on his forthcoming book, Oriental Imaginings, Occidental Fashioning: Turquerie, Tulip Age and Ottoman Modernity, 1683-1867.

Dr Mustafa has presented at numerous history conferences on cross-cultural interactions in the early modern period. Conference topics include: Ottoman Renaissance Material Culture in Early Modern Europe, Renaissance Self-Fashioning of Süleyman the Magnificent, Representations of the Divine and Salvation: An Alternative Reading of Sinan’s Iznik tiles of Rustem Pasha Mosque and Michelangelo’s Last Judgement – A Testament of Parallel Renaissance Legacy, History and gender in Sultan Murad III’s Surname-i Hümayun 1582, Islam, Ottoman Turks and Orientalism, and Abraham: Our Ancestor – Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

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Adam is an experienced senior English teacher with over fifteen years in the field. He has regularly delivered Year 12 holiday workshops, assisting students in revising content, understanding course requirements, and improving their responses.

He has worked at Shore School as a senior English teacher, and served as the Co-ordinator of Junior English at Toowoomba Grammar School. He was also a Year 12 Creative Writing Marker for the QCST, President of the Darling Downs Chapter of ETAQ, and a member of the B-35 English Regional Review Panel for Darling Downs.

Adam graduated from the University of Queensland in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts (Double Major in English Literature, Minor in History) and a Bachelor of Education.

He focuses on encouraging his students' critical thinking, questioning cycle, evidence selection, and identification of assumptions. He also aims to help students develop their problem-solving skills through guiding questions, empathy, and research-based innovation.

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Lee Naimo. Tutor of CCE

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Masafumi Naito (Masa) is an experienced Japanese language teacher. He has started his Japanese classroom experience as a volunteer assistant in 2000, and has been teaching a variety of courses in secondary and tertiary education (TAFE, WEA and high schools) since.

Masa has a Master of Education and Graduate Diploma in Language Teaching; moreover, a Bachelor in Information Network Engineering (Japan), a Diploma in Information Technology, a Certificate IV in Graphic Arts and Certificates in TLOTE and TESOL. He has many interests, especially in Japanese modern culture including comics, anime, songs and games; and also enjoys visiting cities in Japan.

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Fisun has a University degree for teaching German Language and Design & Technology from the University of Cologne in Germany. She taught at Secondary Schools in Germany for more than six years and she has been teaching German Language at City Community College East, University NSW and University of Sydney.

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Vincent is an experienced language teacher with over 20 years experience, having graduated with a BA/DipEd from the UNSW. A native speaker of French and Spanish, he is currently a language teacher at Mosman High School and has taught at the Institute of Languages for UNSW, Distance Education through the Open High School and also at CCE. Vincent has lived recently in Spain and also travelled extensively throughout South America.

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Bahareh Nazari. Tutor of CCE

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Paul Neale is a highly accomplished educator with extensive experience teaching all MS Office applications, ranging from basic to advanced levels. His qualifications include Microsoft Certified Professional, Cert IV Workplace Training and Assessment, and Cert IV Small Business Management. Paul brings a multifaceted skill set to the table, not only excelling in education but also possessing experience in project management and leadership roles.

In addition to his proficiency as an instructor, Paul serves as an IT trouble-shooter, showcasing versatility in hardware assembly, network design, back-office apps, and helpdesk support. This hands-on experience in troubleshooting and technical support adds a practical dimension to his teaching approach. With a holistic understanding of both the educational and operational aspects of IT, Paul Neale stands as a reliable resource for individuals seeking comprehensive proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and broader IT competencies.

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Silvana Nestorovska. Tutor of CCE