Mr. Foster has a BA in Literature, with an emphasis on writing, research, and presentations. His freelance writing has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Vancouver Sun, The Times Colonist, LifeTrack News, The Vancouver Board of Trade, Jaguar Monthly, Canadian Classics and Performance, ITHealth World, Car Collector, Leader Magazine, Victoria Chamber of Commerce, and Corvette Fever, among others.

Mr. Gratto has a Master's of Science Degree in Educational Policy and Management, University of Oregon, and a BA in English, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was a college instructor for four years, teaching business and technical writing and public speaking.

His 20 years of professional writing experience include:

Neil brings extensive knowledge of writing, publicity and marketing to the company, with 10 years experience as a journalist and award-winning editor, plus several years as a publicist and marketing analyst. He also holds an MBA and an MA in Professional Writing.

He began his career as a daily newspaper reporter in Eastern Canada, and after a year, took a position as a publications coordinator at a small university in the US Midwest.

Don has been a technical writer for the past nine years and writing professionally for over twenty-five years. His technical work has been sold all over the world as well as being utilized in universities and colleges to establish instructional foundations.

He has developed teaching materials for the IWA in British Columbia and pioneered a first aid manual using flowcharts and keywords to explain the complicated process of rendering the Samaritan skills.

Rosalind Cowden is a professional graphic designer with over 35 years experience in a wide variety of fields including: finance, trade and industry, government, education, health, tourism, agriculture and aerospace.

During this time she has been chief designer on hundreds of projects including trade publications, newsletters, B2B and end user catalogs, trade show materials, brochures, annual reports, magazine advertising, billboards, and complete corporate identity packages including logos.

Marty Howe, founder and President of Circle Digital Multimedia, has been producing interactive media for the past 18 years.

His experience ranges from designing presentations for a high profile theme park, to developing Flash sites for Nashville recording artists.

Mr. Yankaus is an award winning visual artist with innovative graphic design, marketing, branding, and photography skills. He has worked with internationally recognized clients in the technology, action sport, and political arenas, including JSN Plastics, Brad Bissell Industrial Design, nCUBE, Global Village, Billabong, Gotcha, Hawaiian Legends, Tavarua Island Surf Co., and the Natural Law Party.

Ms. Funabashi lives in Osaka, Japan, but resided in Germany for many years. She is a professional German to Japanese translator. She graduated from Kinjo-Gakuin University College in Japan, studied English at the Pacific Coast language school, Vancouver, and German at Trier and Bonn Universities in Germany.

Ms. Dechow is a professional translator experienced with a wide range of technical subjects including the automotive, foundry, and energy industries. She has translated patent applications, operating manuals for all types of machines, electronics, and mechanical devices. In addition, she has translated educational materials and software from German to English for a leading European publisher.