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Patrick Shepherdson is a crime prevention and community safety researcher and strategist. In his previous role of Assistant Director, Crime Prevention, with the NSW Attorney General’s Department, Patrick managed the legislatively based NSW crime prevention planning program as well as a number of crime prevention and Aboriginal justice initiatives. Since establishing a consultancy in 2010, Patrick has been engaged by local, state and Commonwealth agencies and community organisations to develop strategies focused on a range of issues including community safety, crime and violence prevention, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healing and youth justice.

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Julie Sheridan. Tutor of CCE

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Theresa Sheridan. Tutor of CCE

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Masaki Shibata studied his Bachelor degree from Kansai Gaidai University (Kansai Foreign Language University) in Japan, and Masters in TESOL and Applied linguistics in Marshall University, the U.S. Currently, he is working on his PhD in the school of Media and Arts at the University of New South Wales. His research is specified to linguistic features of criticism and negotiation used in political context and the comparison of Japanese political discourse to Australian and American contexts. He is also working on written discourse such as academic book reviews to explore how criticism and negotiation are manifested in Japanese and English academic contexts.

As a Japanese language instructor, he taught elementary and advanced Japanese language at Georgia State University and taught elementary Japanese at Georgia Institute of Technology. He also has been working in international Japanese school for two years in the U.S., teaching bilingual children general subjects such as mathematics and Japanese language.

Besides language education, he has also been a swimming coach for over 10 years in Japan, the U.S. and Australia.

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Janet Shields, Program Manager, Aged Care Service Integrated Care Directorate, Western NSWLHD.

Janet Shields is the Aged Care Program Coordinator for Western NSW LHD. Commencing with health in 1998 in the Centre for Population Health, she has held a number of administrative positions, joining the Aged Care and Geriatric Medicine service in 2012.

Along with a number of Aged Care Programs, Janet has been the coordinator for the Geriatric Medicine service across Western NSW LHD since 2012. This service works closely with the Concord Hospital / Sydney LHD ‘s Geriatric Medicine TeleHealth collaboration.

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Marina Shine. Tutor of CCE

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Smitha Shivshankar. Tutor of CCE

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Christine Shorter is an educator with a strong background in science education, holding a B.A. (Science) and a Dip. Ed. from Macquarie University. She has worked at various schools, including Wenona School, Monte Sant’ Angelo College, MLC Burwood, Maroubra Bay High School, Turramurra High, and Redlands.

Christine has taught a range of courses, including Stage 4 and 5 Science, HSC Biology, Chemistry, Senior Science, Accelerated Biology, and IB Biology (SL & HL). She has also served as a Biology Coordinator, Year Advisor, Head of House, and Assistant Year Advisor, demonstrating her leadership and experience.

Christine is dedicated to creating an engaging learning environment, making lessons enjoyable and relevant through real-life applications. Her commitment to science education is evident in her teaching and leadership roles.

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Donna Sife. Tutor of CCE

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Making the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Northern Spain inspired Almis Simans to write his first book. Unsuccessful attempts to get it published led him to follow the Path of the Self-Publisher and in 1999, he self-published “Santiago-walking the pilgrim path” under the business name of "Good Walking Books."

Since then he has self-published three other books about personal journeys, history and folklore and contributed articles to the Sydney Bushwalker Magazine and to the Confraternity of St. James Bulletin. His latest book, “Macquarie's Kingdom”, explores Sydney’s colonial heritage and tells the story of Lachlan Macquarie’s twelve year rule in New South Wales from 1810 to 1821 as well as being a guide book for Sydney-siders, students and visitors.

He sees self-publishing as a challenging, exciting and rewarding journey for the many writers, poets and creative correspondents whose work will otherwise not reach the marketplace. It is open to all folk interested in sharing their written creativity. Self-publishing is an involving and hands-on process that tests our commitment to our ideas and self-expression.