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EON FOUNDATION BOARD

John Eyles :

John is a co-founder of the EON Foundation, English-To-Go and the Living Classroom Network. He is a senior lecturer at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand where he is part of a small team that coordinates the online delivery of the Master in Art and Design programme. He also runs an eLearning Consultancy Company. Last year John was awarded the title of Flexible Learning Leader in New Zealand.

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Charlie Brown:

Charlie Brown is a musician, web designer, new media artist and youth worker. He lives on the small island of Waiheke in New Zealand where he runs an island travel portal. He also hosts a drum and bass TV show.

Lisa Galarnau:

Lisa Galarneau is a doctoral candidate in New Zealand's University of Waikato Screen and Media Studies department and a researcher in the University's post-graduate games research lab. She also works part time at the Redmond campus for Microsoft in their games lab. Leveraging her previous academic work in education and socio-cultural anthropology, as well as extensive professional experience in online learning design and development in the US, her research is looking at social learning associated with virtual worlds. In addition, Lisa has done a considerable amount of Internet-related project management, lectured in Mass Communication at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and now acts as consultant and advisor to various commercial and non-profit organisations.

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Graham Harper

Graham Harper is an expert in curriculum development, English language training and Education for Sustainable Development. Originally from Canada, he has been teaching in Asia for more than 20 years. The past three years he has worked at the Mekong Institute, University of Khon Kaen, Thailand, leading the development of Greater Mekong Subregion regional training programmes. He is currently developing sustainable tourism initiatives in the GMS. He has a Masters degree in Education for Sustainable Development from the University of London.

Hamilton Laughland:

Hamilton is a chartered accountant in New Zealand and a keen software developer. He also owns an internet consultancy service and is webmaster of a number of internet sites.

Dr Howard Scott:

Dr Howard Scott is a strategic planning expert. He has postgraduate qualifications in political science, international business, fine arts, and law that were undertaken in New Zealand, France and China . He has lived and worked in Asia for more than 20 years as academic, artist and businessman. He currently resides in China.

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Loretta Brown:

Loretta is a Senior Associate at the New Zealand Leadership Institute, University of Auckland working across all programmes in development, facilitation and research. As Founding Director of The New Zealand Mentoring Centre, Loretta has been involved with providing professional, ethical and accountable Leadership Mentoring services for over 7 years.Loretta has a Masters degree from Massey University, Department of Social Policy and Social Work. Her expertise in leadership development and mentoring is based on a career in change facilitation, community development, Local and Central Government Policy Analysis, Professional Supervision, University based social research, programme evaluation and lecturing. 

Merin Waite:

Merin Waite is Director of Singielts Training in Singapore. He is currently working as a consultant for the British Council where he is writing their new critical thinking/creative learning courses and working with students on the Global Village project.

Rosie Walford:

Rosie is a psychologist by training, with an MA in Experimental Psychology from Oxford University. She specialised in strategic planning at J Walter Thompson and Leo Burnett, (international ad agencies), rising to board level. She trained in creative problem-solving at the Creative Education Foundation, New York, in coaching at Zenergy in New Zealand, and in group facilitation with one of the founding fathers of the field. She invented Stretch Strategic Thinking to help companies resolve thorny questions (BBC, Body Shop, Great Western Trains, Safeway), or get deep alignment around their future direction: (GlaxoSmithKline, New Covent Garden, Lemon Jelly). Rosie practices Stretch thinking in the not for profit sector (Comic Relief, Friends of the Earth, Action Aid, EON). She teaches and coaches worldwide.

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Zen Player:

Zen is a painter, new media artist and entrepreneur currently living in Australia. In 1999 Zen conceived and launched Hypertainment in association with Warners music - an early hybrid combining music and reward driven gaming. He went on to develop a vision for learning games. He is a founding trustee of EON and designer of the logo.

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