Profiles
Issue: November / December 2012
Issue: November / December 2012
PROFILE – Barbara Grogan
By Lucy Brazier OBE - November 25, 2012
Barbara Grogan is the National Director-President of the Association of Administrative Assistants in Canada Can we start with a little background information? Where are you from? I grew up in a small town called Bolton, just north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. What is your background? After graduating from high school I went to Montreal, Quebec to... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: November / December 2012
Issue: November / December 2012
PROFILE – Diane Bramson
By Lucy Brazier OBE - November 25, 2012
Diane Bramson runs PACE, an organisation specifically aimed at administrative professionals that work in third sector organisations Can we start with a little background information? Where are you from? I’m a Londoner What is your background? I’ve been working in charities and doing voluntary work for 35 years. How and why did you become an... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: November / December 2012
Issue: November / December 2012
PROFILE – Susie Barron-Stubley: A tribute
By Lucy Brazier OBE - November 2, 2012
As a tribute to Susie, we are re-publishing our profile of her, first published in January 2012
Profiles
Issue: September / October 2012
Issue: September / October 2012
PROFILE – Maria Lazarou
By Lucy Brazier OBE - September 25, 2012
Maria Lazarou is the European Chairman for EUMA Can we start with a little background information? Where are you from? What is your background? I live and work in Nicosia, Cyprus. I had always dreamed of visiting the Big Apple, so studying in the US and particularly the New York area was my first choice. At... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: July / August 2012
Issue: July / August 2012
PROFILE – Eth Lloyd
By Lucy Brazier OBE - July 25, 2012
Eth Lloyd is the Director of AAPNZ, the Association of Administrative Professionals New Zealand In an extraordinarily inspirational interview we talk to Director of AAPNZ, and personal development visionary, Eth Lloyd, about changes to the administrative profession since the 1960s, growing up in New Zealand, and the importance of professional development in your career. Can we... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: July / August 2012
Issue: July / August 2012
PROFILE – Sue France
By Lucy Brazier OBE - July 25, 2012
Sue France is an internationally renowned motivational speaker, coach and trainer, and the author of the successful best-selling worldwide book, The Definitive Personal Assistant & Secretarial Handbook.
Profiles
Issue: March / April 2012
Issue: March / April 2012
PROFILE – Kemetia MK Foley
By Lucy Brazier OBE - March 25, 2012
Kemetia Foley is the Chapter President, IAAP Old Town Alexandria, USA. Kemetia talks to us about the importance of membership organisations.
Profiles
Issue: March / April 2012
Issue: March / April 2012
PROFILE – Eleni Rizikianou and Gina Theofilidou
By Lucy Brazier OBE - March 25, 2012
Two years ago, EUMA Greece was awarded the responsibility of hosting EUMA’s Spring Training Day this April. Who could have foreseen at that time, the economic turmoil that the county would find itself in?
Profiles
Issue: September / October 2011
Issue: September / October 2011
PROFILE – Mike Caridia
By Lucy Brazier OBE - September 25, 2011
Mike Caridia is the Founder of pa-assist.com Mike Caridia, the diminutive owner of pa-assist.com, doesn’t take anything in life for granted. His website, which launched in 2000, was the first in the world to provide support, information and guidance to Administrative Professionals. And his ability to seek opportunities and grab them with both hands –... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: September / October 2011
Issue: September / October 2011
PROFILE – Joan Burge
By Lucy Brazier OBE - September 25, 2011
Joan Burge is the Founder & CEO, Office Dynamics
Profiles
Issue: July / August 2011
Issue: July / August 2011
PROFILE – Nadia Head
By Lucy Brazier OBE - July 25, 2011
Nadia Head is PA to the Director of Counter Terrorism and Specialist Crime You started out as a Microbiologist based in Switzerland. That’s quite a leap. What made you decide to change careers? My time in Switzerland was idyllic with a flat on the edge of Lake Geneva and a five-minute walk to the laboratory.... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: May / June 2011
Issue: May / June 2011
PROFILE – Sonia Vanular, Founder of EUMA, at 90
By Lucy Brazier OBE - May 25, 2011
Sonia Vanular, the irrepressible Founder of EUMA, will be 90 years old this Summer
Profiles
Issue: March / April 2011
Issue: March / April 2011
PROFILE – Claire Lister
By Lucy Brazier OBE - March 25, 2011
We caught up with Claire Lister, Pitman Training, to get the lowdown on her career and what she thinks the future for executive secretaries holds.