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The Beans Team!

Julie Howard

Julie Howard

Julie Howard

 President


Julie has taught and written materials for students and teachers in U.K Australia, Canada USA.

 

Her leadership roles include Head of Education at the Australian Museum, Manager,  Academic Learning Centre, International College of Management Sydney and General Manager of the Peer Support Foundation. 


She founded Leading and Learning which developed projects for charities, businesses, and schools.  She loves reading, writing, singing, art  bushwalking  and travel. 


Her novel Nowt But Drippin’ was published in 2019. She is working on 'Sisters' an anthology of short stories.

Roger Dawson

Julie Howard

Julie Howard

Treasurer


My working life led to such diverse experiences as teaching, teacher education, educational research and school administration in United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and the United States.  


I love to sketch, cycle, bush walk, cook and play bass guitar.   Travel is my passion and I have visited over 30 countries.  


My creative writing journey has only just begun, which why I joined ‘Spill the Beans”!

Sarah Cowper

Julie Howard

Margaret Hardy

Challenge and Book Editor 

Sarah's  background is a qualified Naturopath and is currently taking a hiatus. Prior to naturopathy Sarah was a freelance photographer.


Sarah is currently creating our future books of stories and poems, and is enjoying reading and editing the challenge entries.


Margaret Hardy

Margaret Hardy

Margaret Hardy


Secretary


I worked for forty years in the health sector after training at St Vincent’s Hospital Darlinghurst, where I qualified as a Registered Nurse. 

I also hold a Graduate Diploma in Nursing Management and a Master of Public Health. 


During my career I have worked in public, private and not-for-profit organisations holding a wide variety of positions, many being at management and executive level. 


While I have retired from the health sector, my experience means I have acquired management and governance skills. It would be a shame not to continue to use those skills. 


Being on the Board of Easylink Community Transport and now on the team at Spill the Beans as the Secretary means I continue to make use of my skills and experience.


 During my working life, my writing needed to be factual, to be evidence based. Now, with those restrictions lifted, I want to explore my capacity for creative writing. I have a Graduate Certificate in Writing, I’ve joined Spill the Beans, so it’s time to get writing.  


Sandra Faase

Margaret Hardy

Laurie Wilson

Grants and Fundraising


I joined Spill the Beans to get motivated with my writing, as well as to meet people with a similar interest. It is great to see the wonderfully diverse stories written by members – who come from all walks of life.


I have started many a story – and am hopeful being part of the Beans will spur me on to complete something substantial. I find the writing challenges are fun and really look forward to them.


I have lived in the Manly area for 30 years but am not a Northern Beaches native, having migrated to Australia as a child and grown up in western Sydney. I have lived in Queensland and on the NSW mid-north coast and have a daughter who lives in Melbourne.


For the past two decades, I have worked in local government, mainly in community development.

I am interested psychology, music and art and enjoy walking in nature and swimming.


I hope to put my skills to good use for the Beans and help raise funds for the group.



Laurie Wilson

Margaret Hardy

Laurie Wilson

Photographer


Laurie Wilson grew up on the Northern Beaches and spent most of his working like as a research scientist, specialising in applications of physics and computer science in medicine.  


He worked at the Universities of Sydney and Oxford and later led research groups in CSIRO in medical imaging research, with a focus on clinical ultrasound.  


Since retiring, he has revived a strong interest in photography, and is now a frequent speaker to U3A (University of the Third Age) and other community groups on his interests in science and photography. 



Janne Seletto

Janne Seletto

Janne Seletto


Facebook Editor







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Ambra Sancin

Janne Seletto

Janne Seletto

Twitter Editor   

Ambra describes herself as a recovering arts administrator turned freelance writer. I’ve written for lifestyle sites and magazines on my experiences as a sole carer and have been included in a number of short story anthologies.  I’m a crazy cat lady and also dabble in watercolour painting and gardening. 

 
 

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Jamie Brooke

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Jamie Brooke

eBook Editor   


Author, Jamie Brooke produced our first eBook of stories and poems.  She provides the 'Beans' with advice about social media and has recently established the publishing company 'Brave Moon Publishing '





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  • Copyright remains with contributors at all times. 
  • By entering a challenge contributors agree that  stories or poems may be published online; in SPILL THE BEANS books or in promotional  materials.
  • While Spill the Beans values the author's authentic voice it retains the right to make editorial changes where needed.