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Rosanna Dowsett holds a Bachelor of Biodiversity and Conservation and brings hands-on experience from wildlife research, conservation projects and environmental education roles across Australia. An engaging communicator with strong facilitation skills, she combines scientific knowledge with real-world examples to help students better understand and care for the natural world.

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Sally Dwyer brings more than 25 years of global executive experience in organisational performance, leadership and workforce strategy across financial services, professional services, publishing, education, FinTech and FMCG. She has operated at senior executive and board level in highly regulated, ASX- and FTSE-listed environments across Australia, the UK, Asia and the US. Her expertise spans organisational effectiveness, executive leadership development, strategic workforce management, governance and risk oversight, and high-performance culture design. Sally has designed and facilitated senior executive leadership programs, coached directors and leaders reporting directly to CEOs, and established enterprise-wide capability frameworks aligned to strategy and long-term value creation. Her facilitation style is commercially astute, systems-oriented and outcomes-driven. She brings independence of thought, sound judgement and the ability to guide complex, high-stakes leadership conversations with clarity and rigour.

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Vicki Dwyer holds a Master of Music in Contemporary Voice with over 30 years of teaching experience. In addition to her expertise as a singing teacher, she is a seasoned conductor, leading a cappella choirs, and vocal ensembles for 21 years. As a distinguished Master Director with Sweet Adelines International, she sets a standard of excellence in choral music. Vicki's musical achievements extend to representing Australia in prestigious international competitions for vocal ensembles. Notably, she achieved an International bronze (3rd place) medal with her women's a cappella ensemble, Circular Keys Chorus, in 2018. Her vocal talent is also showcased in the a cappella quartets "Alouette" and "Alter Ego," frequently featured on television and radio.

With a profound passion for vocal science and singing pedagogy, Vicki continues to conduct research in voice for academic journals and as a board member of the Australian Voice Association. She seeks to expand her knowledge and shares the science behind her teaching techniques. Her approach empowers students to understand the "how" and "why" of concepts, instilling confidence in embracing their own unique voice. Vicki's teaching style caters to learners of all levels, reflecting her approachable and empathetic nature. Her ultimate goal is to unlock the potential within each singer and foster a deep appreciation and love for their voice.

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EQness - MHFA Course. Tutor of WEA Sydney

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Ekaterina Escobar is a Sydney-based language educator and researcher, with more than fifteen years’ experience of teaching English and Russian in a University and language centre environment. Her main area of research is cross-cultural poetry perception and translation. As a native speaker of Russian, Ekaterina enjoys teaching all-level students from English and non-English speaking backgrounds.

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Christine (Tina) Faulk has an MA Communications and is the Varuna Writer-in-Residence 2025, the Winner of the Frances Christie History Prize 2025 and the Author of 'The Island of Singing Fish' (2014). Tina has taught structured writing courses at the Canberra Institute of Technology and is a member of the NSW Writers Crime and Contemporary Fiction writers Group.

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Charles Fellner is a retired IT professional from Sydney. After seeing various friends being scammed, he wanted to do something to fight back. Rather than creating yet another website on the topic he decided instead to do some thorough research and then conduct presentations and group discussions at various clubs such as Rotary and Lions on the subject of scam awareness. In these presentations his focus is on the more common scams. He explains what goes on behind these scams, the steps that one should take to avoid being scammed, and what one should do if they have been scammed. He also has a strong interest in the psychology of scamming and believes this is a very important and often neglected part of the puzzle. He talks with people almost every day about scamming every chance he gets.

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Pam's first qualification in engineering (BE Hon) led her to a long career in TAFE as a teacher and curriculum developer, but after retiring early, she retrained in archaeology (BA Hon) and has enjoyed digitally recording heritage inscription at the North Head Quarantine Station and on Norfolk Island, participating in excavations and surveys of maritime sites such as shipwrecks, wharves, boatyards, pleasure grounds, watermills, and convict workstations as well as terrestrial sites ranging from colonial homesteads to Roman forts. As well as continuing involvement in maritime heritage investigations, she now combines her technical, teaching and archaeological skills volunteering at the Australian National Maritime Museum as a guide and speaker. Her presentations invite students to step into the past not just through historical accounts but through the artefacts, sites and landscapes left behind. What do they tell that history leaves out? How can modern technologies let us access those stories?

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Robert has been a casual lecturer, tutor and post-doctoral fellow at UNSW. He has taught at the WEA since 1992 and has also lectured for CCE at Sydney University, the North-side Opera Study Group, and Opera Lunedi. He has written (and broadcast) for ABC FM, and also written for Musica Viva, and Symphony Australia. In 2013 he was a visiting Fellow at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Neo-Latin Studies in Innsbruck. Among his published works are an edition of Gallus Dressler's Praecepta musicae poeticae (the University of Illinois Press, 2007), and Latin and Music in the Early Modern Era (Brill of Leiden, 2021). His edition of the complete Latin motets of Gallus Dressler was published by A-R Editions, Middleton, Wisconsin, in November 2023.

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Sara Francolini holds a Master's Degree in Intercultural Communication and Business and has always been passionate about languages and different cultures. She believes that language is a bridge that connects people from all over the world. For this reason, her classes focus not only on learning and improving language skills, but also on creating an environment where students feel comfortable expressing themselves freely and confidently. Having lived in Nottingham, Hagzhou and now based in Sydney, Sara has gained teaching experience in a variety of multicultural environments, allowing her to understand the diverse needs of students. She is excited to welcome you and looks forward to starting a new semester full of learning, growth, and fun together.