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Garnet People
Garnet Education books are published by a team of experienced and qualified professionals. Garnet books reflect this experience using up-to-date methodology, high-quality design and excellent content — thereby ensuring our products meet the needs of teachers and learners in the 21st century.
Richard Peacock – General Manager
Richard joined the company in 2001 following a long period in Japan, teaching English, publishing corporate communications and ELT material and finally running his own publishing company in Tokyo. He has used his extensive knowledge of publishing to launch Garnet Education into the new era of open-market publishing.
Rod Webb – Education & Research Manager
Rod has been with the company since being seconded to the Bahrain Ministry of Education in 1984, the first of ten years spent in the Arabian Gulf. During this time, he travelled throughout the Middle East for company promotion and teacher training. His years in ELT have furnished him with many contacts within the profession, which he uses to ensure that the company maintains its high standards and direction. Rod is also the Deputy General Manager.
Alex Dyakowski – Digital Media Editor
After gaining a BA in English Literature and Language form the University of Birmingham, Alex spent 18 months teaching English in state and private language schools in Japan. Alex returned to the UK in 2009 to study for an MA in Publishing at Oxford Brookes University, during which he undertook editorial and marketing placements at publishing companies in Oxford. Alex joined Garnet in September 2010, and is hoping to use his publishing knowledge and teaching experience in his role as Digital Media Editor.
Christine Hart – Office Manager
Christine has overseen a reorganization of Garnet Education that is designed to improve efficiency and enhance the corporate image. Since joining in 2007, she has used the organizational skills gained over fifteen years of PA and office management work to transform the working environment.
James Primmer – Administrator
James joined Garnet Education in 2010 after spending several years working in a retail environment. He brings with him excellent customer service skills, and looks forward to putting these, together with a friendly attitude and great telephone manner, to good use at Garnet.
Pamela Park – Production Manager
Pamela has extensive experience in academic publishing, having managed production for several of the major players during her career. In her role at Garnet, she is responsible for scheduling all books through the production process, and also has responsibility for budgets, quality control, liaison with the printers and arranging deliveries. She also uses her production experience to suggest improvements that will make the publishing process run more smoothly.
Elaine Willis – Production Coordinator
Elaine began her career in publishing in 2004. She started as a Production Assistant and worked her way up to Production Controller in 2006 and then Production Editor in 2007. She has worked for several publishers including Palgrave Macmillan, McGraw Hill Education and John Wiley and Sons and has experience of both journal and book publishing. She has a wide range of Production experience including scheduling, budgeting and arranging for eBooks to go live alongside book publication dates, which she hopes to put to good use in her new role as Production Coordinator at Garnet. She has a real passion for eBooks, and believes that they will help to combat the second hand book market and are a fantastic step forward in book technology.
Emily Clarke – Publishing Coordinator
Emily joined Garnet in 2006 from a small local publisher and continued to develop her career as an editor. She has recently been appointed Publishing Coordinator to make use of her knowledge and experience of the publishing process. As Publishing Coordinator, Emily works closely with all departments to aid with the efficient and timely production of materials. She also puts her sound knowledge of editorial procedures and company products to creative use in the development of marketing materials.
Kate Brown – Assistant Editorial Manager
Kate has worked in publishing since 2004, after completing her degree in English Language and Linguistics. Starting as an Editorial Assistant in STM Publishing, she then moved to an academic publisher, where she was promoted to Assistant Editor. Her work involved assisting the commissioning editors with an interesting mix of publications from music to religion & theology. Kate joined Garnet in 2008. She is passionate about books and really enjoys her work.
Sarah Curtis – Project Manager
Before joining Garnet, Sarah has worked for Pearson, Macmillan, Heinemann and OUP. She has commissioned and edited books for the primary, secondary, adult and exams market and is also a Cambridge ESOL examiner. Prior to entering the world of publishing Sarah taught ELT for many years in Portugal, Turkey, Indonesia, Japan and the UK and this experience has helped her to understand the needs of classroom teachers and be able to produce high quality ELT books.
Nicky Platt – Senior Development Editor
Having gained a BA in English Literature from Southampton, an MPhil from Cambridge and a PhD from Reading, Nicky has worked for over 12 years in both teaching and editorial roles. As a teacher, she has worked delivering pre-sessional and Business English courses, and lectured in literature at Reading, Birkbeck and Oxford. As an editor, Nicky has worked freelance for clients such as Macmillan, Folens and CfBT, and is now very happy to be helping to develop Garnet’s academic English materials.
Claire Forsyth – ESAP Editor
After completing a BA Hons in Communication with Modern Languages, Claire began her career as an in-house translator/project manager within the translation industry. Her love of the written word led her from translation to publishing in 2006. Since then she has worked in educational publishing, and more recently entered ELT publishing in an editorial role with Oxford University Press. Claire is delighted to have found a role at Garnet which combines both her interest in language learning with her editing skills.
Peter Finn – Editor
Peter has worked in book and periodical publishing, linguistics and ELT since 1984. Publishing areas he has worked in (in Zimbabwe and the UK) include ELT/linguistics, secondary education, history, Middle Eastern studies, anthropology, healthcare and agriculture. He has also undertaken research and teaching in linguistics and/or EFL/EAP at various UK universities and language schools. He joined Garnet in 2011, with primary responsibility for English for Academic Studies – a role that allows him to make productive use of his range of experience.
Kayleigh Buller – Editor
After gaining a BA Hons in Journalism in 2007, Kayleigh went straight into publishing as a Junior Editor at Folens Publishers. Curious about the other sides to publishing she then became an Editor at The National Strategies working on print, and online products. Kayleigh joined Garnet in 2011, excited to make use of all her experience in an environment she loves.
Fiona Dempsey – Trainee Editor
After graduating with a BA in English from the University of Reading, Fiona gained an introduction into the publishing industry through placements, where she worked with magazines and promotional materials. A stint as a receptionist in the Czech Republic and her interest in languages at school mean Fiona is very happy working with the Garnet Education material. As Publishing Coordinator she successfully supported all departments in the production of materials, and has now moved on to a new role in the Editorial Department.
Mike Hinks – Design Manager
Mike joined Garnet straight from university as junior designer. Having gained publishing experience with Garnet, he left to broaden his skills working in Design and Marketing in London. A few years later he was back, but this time his dedication, knowledge and enthusiasm were rewarded with a promotion to manage the design department.
Simon Ellway – Assistant Design Manager
After graduating from the University of Plymouth in 1995 with a BA in Design Arts and Media, Simon joined the Intervention Board/Rural Payments Agency where he secured his first design role. Having been promoted to Assistant Manager, he left in 2006 to join The National Strategies as a designer and eventually became Senior Designer. Simon joined Garnet in March 2011 where he hopes to utilise not only his print design experience but also his more recently acquired Flash and HTML/CSS skills.
Neil Collier – Designer
Neil joined the company straight from university, but having gained experience with Garnet, left to broaden his skills working for a Reading-based design agency, specializing in bespoke and high profile marketing campaigns. However, seven years later he was back with fresh ideas and renewed enthusiasm for EFL publishing.
Christin Helen Auth – Designer
Christin took an apprenticeship in graphic design in Germany and has worked in the advertising and publishing industries since 1998. Her work in different environments and countries has provided her with a unique experience in the business. She joined Garnet Education in 2007 after moving to England. Christin has first-hand knowledge of the difficulties and joys of mastering English, so she has a special interest in helping other students learn the language.
Sarah Church – Typesetter
Sarah originally worked for Garnet Publishing as Production Manager in the early 90s. She was then employed by a variety of publishing companies, heading up the production and design departments. In 2004, she left full-time work to become a freelance production advisor and typesetter, with Garnet as one of her clients. She has now returned to Garnet as a typesetter on a permanent basis and hopes to put her extensive knowledge in the publishing industry to good use.
Doug Nash – Illustration Specialist
Doug’s experience as an illustrator, gained through working for a variety of companies, enables him to adapt his style to suit Garnet’s wide range of publications. His speed and attention to detail are both vital in keeping to busy schedules at Garnet and his ability to capture movement and expression provide a solid foundation of good illustration around which freelance illustrators can build.
Bob House – Typesetter & IT Supervisor
Bob quickly became indispensable as Mr IT since his talent for software support is only matched by his typesetting ability. When he first joined in 2007, he was overwhelmed by cries for help from his colleagues, but since solving all the problems has moved on to bringing innovation and efficiency to the office IT systems.
Sam Wiltshire – Digital Media Specialist
After graduating with a BA Hon in film & video, Sam was introduced to multimedia by Tom Baker (Dr Who of Sam’s era) in Douglas Adams’s Hyperland. By the mid-90s, Sam was involved in multimedia design during the CD edutainment boom. He then moved into Internet & GUI business intranet design, where he created the front-end design for the 1st online secretarial test sites across Seattle, WA, for Microsoft Word certification. On a larger canvas, Sam has also designed the stage sets, speaker supports & 2D/3D graphics for corporate events such as IBM e-business. More recently, Sam designed new media in the form of B2B websites and web portals before transferring his skills to IT support. He has recently joined Garnet Education and looks forward to being part of the team developing the company’s planned e-products.
Bob Green – Marketing and Publishing Development Manager
Bob joined Garnet in 2008 having completed six years with McGraw-Hill in Latin America, the last two as Director of ELT based in Mexico City. Before that he has been in the ELT world with Prentice Hall and Macmillan and has lived and worked in the UK, San Salvador, Madrid, Buenos Aires and Central America & the Caribbean.
Olly Twist – Academic Sales Executive
Olly joined the company straight from the British Council in the UAE. He has developed contacts throughout the world through his outgoing nature and unique brand of humour. In his previous job at the British Council he dealt with all manner of people, from visiting dignitaries to children studying English. He is now using his expertise to promote Garnet Education’s open-market publishing ventures.
Catherine Kennedy – Marketing & Operations Executive
Catherine joined Garnet after graduating with a BA in Ancient History from the University of Reading. During five years of part-time employment at a flagship bookstore and involvement with events such as the Oxford Literary Festival, Catherine acquired a wide experience of the publishing industry and an understanding of the importance of customer care. She thrives on the busy nature of her role and enjoys travelling to conferences within the UK and abroad.
Jessie Candy – Marketing Assistant
Jessie joined Garnet in 2010 as an intern, and moved to her current role in 2011. Following a BA in Psychology at the University of Sussex, she has worked in marketing and administrative roles at galleries and other arts organisations in Brighton and London. Jessie enjoys the challenges and excitement of her role, and is looking forward to developing her skills at Garnet.
Stephen Grantham – Marketing Assistant
Stephen began his career at Garnet in 1999. He now plays a vital role in the marketing department, answering customer enquiries, maintaining database records, sending samples to customers and helping with conference preparations. He also has sales responsibilities for another company within Garnet.
