With more than 30 years’ experience in Finance and Information Administration across several sectors, Sharon is responsible for the financial stewardship of Green Ink. Sharon has a level five qualification in Leadership and Management from The Chartered Management Institute (CMI). She also holds qualifications in Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting and Management Accounting from The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA).

Jane joined Green Ink in 2012 and is a highly qualified writer and editor with more than 25 years’ experience in covering public health issues at the international level. She has a BSc in Human Development and Family Studies from Cornell University and a master’s degree in Public Health (MPH) in the area of maternal and child health, with a speciality in international health, from the University of California at Berkeley. Jane has focused on the issues around women’s health as well as maternal and adolescent health, and sexual and reproductive health, including everything from family planning and STIs, HIV and cervical cancer, to FGM, gender-based violence and related human rights issues. Clients rely on her subject knowledge to flag up any issues when reviewing text, and on her ‘eagle eyes’ during editing and proofreading. Having studied statistics and epidemiology, Jane is also happy writing and editing data charts and tables. Jane is a dual US–UK national who has also lived in Cyprus, India, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Tanzania and Thailand, and so is very comfortable working with people from different backgrounds and cultures. Most of her work with Green Ink has involved editing reports and guidelines for clients in the public health arena. Jane has a particular skill in extensive substantive editing and re-writing of highly technical documents. Jane has also written many reports, including grant proposals, survey and study reports, project reports, manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals and health technology assessment reports, all involving substantial literature review and analysis/interpretation.

Sue has a BSc in Environmental Science and has been with Green Ink since 2000. Sue is a gifted writer and editor and a diligent proofreader. She has particular subject experience in writing about topics related to sustainability. While at Green Ink, Sue has handled key projects covering international development, water resources and climate.

Maria is a passionate yet down-to-earth sustainability and communications professional with ten years of international experience. She has an MSc in Environmental Science, Policy and Management (with distinction; her thesis was on climate change adaptation in Pacific Island Developing States) and a BA in Liberal Arts and Sciences with a focus on international relations and environmental policy. In addition to her background in environmental sciences and policy, she has professional experience in clean energy financing and sustainable development, gained while working for the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership. She also enjoys working on anything related to conservation. She is fully bilingual in English and Dutch and has a working knowledge of French, German, Italian and Spanish. She has recently conducted a technical/substantive edit on the African Development Bank’s Climate Change and Green Growth annual report.

Christel is an experienced graphic designer, working mostly on hard-copy format products. She is a fluent German and English speaker and has a particular expertise in managing multi-lingual design and layout. She has produced clean and elegant designs for a number of major international reports. Christel is also a co-founder of the business and has worked with Green Ink since its inception in 1998.

Nicki is a creative graphic designer with more than 15 years’ experience in the design industry within both print and digital spaces. She has a BA Fine Arts in Graphic Design, and has produced designs for FAO, SIWI and UNICEF, amongst others, while working with Green Ink.

Philippa is an experienced graphic designer with over 20 years of experience in both print and website design. Her keen eye for detail and creative expertise have led her to produce exceptional designs for notable clients.

Aziza handles our Arabic translations and has over 25 years’ experience working for international organizations including FAO, UNDP, and UNICEF. Aziza has a BA and MA in Linguistics and Translation, plus a PhD in Critical Discourse Analysis.

Born in Spain and educated in British schools, Natalia is a native speaker of both Spanish and English. She handles most of our Spanish translations and holds a Diploma in Translation from the Institute of Linguists. She has more than 25 years’ experience in translation, specializing in development, the environment and current affairs.

Born of Spanish parents, raised and educated in France, Isabelle is a bilingual native speaker of both Spanish and French. She is a professional translator, proofreader and interpreter, working from English into French and Spanish. She has significant project management experience and has worked as a coordinator of large translation projects in French, Spanish and Portuguese. Isabelle specializes in topics involving development and aid, human rights, the environment and agriculture. She holds a Maîtrise in Applied Foreign Languages (AFL) from the University of Perpignan, France.

With a degree in Graphic Design, Diane has acquired more than 25 years’ experience in the media industry. She has edited and managed the design elements of major magazines and websites, as well as running events.

Simon founded Green Ink in 1998 to promote the communication of scientific knowledge related to agriculture in the developing world. Simon has retired from the business but, as Green Ink’s President and Founder, he retains an advisory role. He holds a degree in Modern Languages.