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Macarena Ortiz Jimenez. Tutor of CCE

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Jon Ossher worked for many years in film and television as a director of broadcast documentaries and television drama series. In 1989 he directed a major documentary for the ABC on Australia’s premier jazz entertainer James Morrison, which radio commentator John Laws described as mandatory viewing for anyone learning about jazz. Jon has built up a vast collection of jazz recordings featuring well-known and lesser-known jazz vocalists, musicians and composers. He has read widely on the subject and written numerous articles on jazz for local and overseas magazines. Jon occasionally performs as a jazz vocalist in Sydney.

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Mark Ostryn has a multi-dimensional business career. He has owned, advised, obtained finance for and sold companies in more than twenty industries. As a business owner Mark has built companies specialising in financial software, road safety technology and PC distribution. As a venture capitalist he has evaluated business plans across market sectors, undertaken due diligence and managed sale transitions. Through his VC work, Mark was instrumental in developing Europe’s leading e-Shopping company.

As a senior manager, Mark built a start up online business Information Company to $25m revenue and eight offices across Asia Pacific.

Mark Ostryn now owns Knowledge 2020, and advises the CEO’s of high growth companies to facilitate global opportunities, while nurturing an annual group of 40 aspiring entrepreneurs through the NSW Enterprise Workshop. He is also a prolific speaker and workshop facilitator at NSW Government’s, Small Business September.

Mark has a Masters Degree in Applied Finance, a Postgraduate Diploma in International Marketing, a Bachelors of Business Studies and is a qualified Business Broker and Financial Planner.

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Pia Ottavian has been teaching Italian to adults and HSC students in Sydney for over 20 years in association with various cultural institutions, including the Dante Alighieri Society where she is a Board Member, the Workers Education Association, and Community Colleges. Pia holds a Master’s degree in Second Language acquisition from the University of Venice (2005), has a deep interest in languages and loves the challenges and pleasures of teaching her mother tongue.

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Fumiko loves teaching Japanese to students of all levels and encourages learning in a fun, relaxed and interactive classroom setting. With extensive experience in Japan and Australia, she has a good understanding of students' needs as they learn a new language.

She has a Masters degree in Applied Linguistics and Graduate Diploma in Languages Teaching from University of Technology, Sydney, a Postgraduate Certificate in TESOL from Macquarie University, and a Bachelor degree from Osaka University.

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Ekin Ozlu holds a BA from Ankara University and a MA in Political Science, International Relations from Sorbonne-Paris I University in France. Later, she has changed her carrier and studied Teaching French as a Foreign Language at Stendhal-Grenoble 3 University in France. She has worked as a French teacher in Australia, Oman and Turkey. Since 2005, she has taught different age groups at different levels in Alliance Francaise de Sydney, Muscat International School, Berlitz, French Institute, Delegation of the European Commission to Turkey and French School Charles de Gaulle.

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Thomas Paige. Tutor of CCE

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Dr Albert Palazzo is a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Army’s Land Warfare Studies Centre in Canberra. His Ph.D. is from The Ohio State University and his BA and MA are from New York University. He has written widely on warfare in the modern age, and on the Australian Army in particular. His many publications include: Seeking Victory on The Western Front: The British Army & Chemical Warfare in World War I; The Australian Army: A History of its Organisation, 1901-2001; Defenders of Australia: The Third Australian Division; Battle of Crete; The Royal Australian Corps of Transport; and Australian Military Operations in Vietnam. His next project is a history of the Australian Army in the war in Iraq.

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Roy Palic has over 20 years' experience in the financial industry with a focus on accounting and financial planning advice. His specialty is successful pre-retirement planning and strategic planning using self managed superannuation funds. Roy holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Masters of Commerce degree. In addition he is accredited as a Certified Financial Planner by the Financial Planning Association as well as being a Certified Practicing Accountant by CPA Australia. He is also accredited as a Self Managed Superannuation Fund specialist by the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia. Roy has been a leader in the financial industry for the last two decades working to educate and assist the public in all aspects of financial planning.

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Bill Palmer has an MA and a PhD in linguistics from the University of Sydney, and has taught linguistics for eight years. From 1997 to 1999 he was on staff at the University of the South Pacific in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Since 1993 Bill has carried out several periods of primary research in the Solomon Islands and Micronesia, and has published widely on the languages of that region and linguistics in general. Bill’s main areas of interest include comparative linguistic study, the languages of the Pacific, the relationship between language and thought, and the history of English.