People

MARGOT Gordon is the NEW CEO of City Nations

Benjamin Falloon – technologist
Escaped the BA degree at University of Sydney in 1999, he devoted the last 5 years to developing extraordinary web weaving skills, communication strategies, and software development abilities. Ben is the core centre of City Nations Website and solely responsible for the fabulous opportunities it offers. If you are wealthy enough (or have a really kinky project that is going to spur his inspiration) you could try to recruit his independent services through http://www.thetechnologist.com.au

Carmen Pefanis (Zurl) – driver
Lectured in communications theory and practice at the University of Sydney, Macquarie University and the University of NSW. In her undergraduate days, Carmen worked in ethnic press and marketing environments. She temporarily abandoned her PhD thesis at the University of Sydney to give birth to City Nations and bring up Alice. Email

Ewa Walkowiak – traffic
Polish film and media industry suffers the loss of a great strategic and organizational mind! Ewa puts things together and makes them work. From marketing to sales, people skills or event organizing, dispatch of photographic orders, calendars, postcards, or advertising—Ewa stands in the jam with a smile and makes it happen. Email

OUR LITTLE HELPERS

Francesca Riversa - shining star
Imported for a period of eight stupendous weeks from Germany, Francesca is now held solely responsible for transforming the office from a highly industrious to also being an educational environment for all. For inquiries regarding all things delicious she will communicate in five languages! Her Southern Italian heritage resonates well with the need for spirited attitude amongst the highly ordered and disciplined requirements of database building, market analysis, design and product development, documentation and of course painstaking research! Lucky Mannheim University and lucky SironA! Email

Jenny Wong – spirit
Born and raised in the Netherlands (descendant of Singapore and Hong Kong parents – in case you are confused) Jenny is a fervent world dweller who has lived in Amsterdam, London and Paris, Taipei, Beijing, and more recently has discovered Sydney as the ultimate lifestyle location. “Although my Asian taste buds have been spoilt by my mother’s delicious cooking, I have a big ‘foreign’ appetite for: Dutch herring, French brie, Greek feta cheese, Spanish chorizo… The best thing is you don’t have to travel far to find the best supplies in any world city like Sydney!” Email

Sarah Williams – text After completing a Bachelor of Visual Art (Hons) in 2003, Sarah ironically emerged from the trenches of art-based study convinced that writing was fun. Her witty turns of the mind and phrase, coupled with an in-depth, grass-roots understanding of the Australian culture, assure that her naïve optimism for the heights of a writing career do not remain a flat-out delusion. Sarah’s pursuits of journalism and writing are currently available for sale, re-sale or hire. She is exceptionally fond of anything (even remotely) geeky, particularly website design and emerging technologies. She keeps a blog @ at her Trojan Media Site

Dr Freida Riggs – expression Completion of a PhD in Husserlian Phenomenology of Film last year made Freida into a compulsive editor while we made a point of exploiting her condition steadily since then. Her services are not available for hire but if you need to beat a piece of writing into a particular shape send it to our design studioand we may be able to get her going…

Ben Apfelbaum – pictures Ben’s career in documentary photography took on a strong local multicultural focus during his employment through at the Ethnic Communities Council and at the Jewish board of Deputies. He published a book and a calendar entitled “Sydney Celebrates” and made many contributions to the Australian Camera Craft Magazine. He exhibits his travel photography of South America and a collection entitled ‘Belonging’ portraying Sydney Jewish Community. His images of Australian multicultural society are collected by the State Library archives and appear in video and booklet publications promoting cultural values of this country. Ben’s photography is devoted to his family and friends – especially his wife Evie and daughters Leah and Hannah. His collection is for sale to any publisher, library, community group, or individuals at a very acceptable price. Try contacting him through this link.

Dr Julian Pefanis – guru With a full time job in academia Julian’s support for City Nations remains mainly spiritual but in so far as he feeds the commander, Julian’s prudence is the true core of our company investment portfolio. His experience in running a small university press however, often provides invaluable bridges between our islands of ignorance. He can not be contacted or contracted through City Nations.

Stacey Ryan – looks on paper On loan from Bent Magazine, Stacey coaches our esthetically opinionated team of contributors through the acceptable parameters of print expression in the post-modern era. Her design and art wizardry makes the hard copy publications possible. Her services are also recruitable at email her.