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Payal Bhargava has a Master's degree in business administration (MBA) which she completed after her double bachelor's degree in International Business and Journalism.  Having achieved this somewhat unique professional qualification, Payal embarked on a career in publishing where, among other responsibilities, she managed export and licensing of Australian craft design and related content in other countries.  Her work sparked her interest in Crochet as a means for improving mindfulness and as a way for relaxation in a busy corporate world. She now teaches Crochet to others to help them relax, improve focus and for their overall mindfulness. She researches new trends in craft, writes her own patterns and enjoys sharing the joy of crocheting. She uses specific techniques in her teaching of crochet to encourage students to achieve mindfulness. Payal believes crochet ‘stops her from unraveling’ and hopes that students can learn and practice meditative craft techniques through the Crochet.

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Bob Binning has been in the aviation industry his entire working life. From a ground mechanic he rose to become a domestic and international airline captain and was appointed to Training and Check Airman status in Canada. As a Check and Training Captain he was responsible for training pilots to a standard and ensuring competency levels were maintained. He lived and worked in that and other flying capacities in the UK, Canada, Middle East, Africa, South East Asia and South America. In recent years he has been lecturing as a theory instructor at a Commercial Pilot School in Sydney. Bob is the author of four published books; three on aviation and one on travel.

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Phillip Bischofs. Tutor of WEA Sydney

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Tatiana Bonch-Osmolovskaya, BS, PhD, has taught in the fields of STEAM, including the history of mathematics and amusing mathematics, history of literature and creative writing and has taught in WEA for the last four years. She is a published author of poetry and papers on literary research and mathematics in arts. She is a researcher and teacher passionate about inclusive education, neurodiversity and educational psychology. Tatiana uses various teaching techniques encouraging the students to actively participate in the studying process and make their own discoveries in the subject. Tatiana believes that creativity is for everyone and studying can and should be fun.

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Harold Bonnington. Tutor of WEA Sydney

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Book Collectors' Society of Australia. Tutor of WEA Sydney

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Michael has 30 years teaching University Physics at UNSW, with a special interest in Atmospheric Science and has over 100 peer-reviewed publications, mostly in this field. He is the co-author of Physics of Radiation and Climate for final year Physics students. He has also worked for NASA and been involved with many satellite projects.

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Giorgia comes from a town close to Milan, in the North of Italy. She grew up happily surrounded by art and teaching environments thanks to her two parents. She finished her teaching Diploma (Socio-Psycho-Pedagogy Diploma) and soon started working in a day-care center. Looking to challenge herself and be fascinated with foreign countries, she decided to move abroad and travel to Australia and England. Once back in Australia, she achieved her Certificate IV and Diploma in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) qualifications in Sydney, NSW. Here she started working in different language schools, teaching students of all ages and language levels, and tutoring for HSC and IB preparation. Her motto is: "Learning a language can change your life!"

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Andy Bromberger (ASCM, BMus Perf) performed professionally for a number of years as well as teaching clarinet, conducting and running band programmes. In 2010 she started a music history series called Coffee Cake and Culture where she looks at the social, political and historical elements of music. She also leads tours with Renaissance Tours, gives talks at the Art Gallery of NSW and has a podcast called Coffee Cake and Culture - the music podcast.

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Cohen is a lecturer in Bioethics at the University of Wollongong and a former tutor with Primary Ethics. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Philosophy and is currently a PhD candidate in Applied Ethics. His research explores questions in neurotechnology, moral psychology, human enhancement, and philosophy of mind. Cohen's work has been published in leading academic journals and popular outlets like The Conversation, and he is also a member of professional associations that include the International Neuroethics Society (INS), the Australasian Association of Philosophy (AAP), and Sydney Health Ethics network (SHE). Cohen is a passionate and sociable educator whose dynamic approach fosters student participation. He believes that making learning enjoyable and informative is key to its effectiveness and retention by students.