HEP C COMMUNITY NEWS Autumn / Winter 02
Who Wants to be an Editor ? Deborah did… All of us who have been here at the Council for the past three or so years have seen the development of the Hep C Community News and we have also seen the development of its Editor, Deborah Warneke. Deborah has taken on the challenges of hep C and the workings of the Hep C Council of SA with great gusto – or perhaps that should read with great guts – o. From a slightly hesitant beginning, wanting to learn more for herself about hep C and volunteering to ‘help out’ at the Council – Deborah is now a Metro Educator at the Council, a participant in the Council’s positive speaker program ( fielding invitations to ‘educate’ at national conferences ) - and has still managed to be our Editor – but alas, no longer. Deborah has decided it is time to hand on the challenge and the opportunity of the Editor role to another. Deborah will acknowledge she has re-discovered a number of her talents and developed her skills in this very ‘hands on’ role – from researching the latest hep C studies; listening to and recording people’s stories of living with hep C; interviewing for articles;
Issue 20 ‘hounding’ some for promised articles by deadline dates; organising ‘snaps’ to include; designing layout – piecing each edition together ; ‘driving it’ to the printers and supervising the mail out. On this occasion of your final Hep C Community News edition as Editor, Deborah, your colleagues would like to acknowledge that you have undertaken this role with great curiosity, determination, enthusiasm and integrity and we congratulate you on a job well done. We think our readers will agree –
Deborah tries out her interview skills at the 3rd Australasian Conference…
Looking for an Editor for the Hep C Community News The Council is looking for someone from the hepatitis C affected community who has a range of editorial skills and a keen interest in the issues related to hepatitis C to take up the challenge. Skills required: • Writing & proof-reading skills • Research & interviewing skills • Planning and Organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines
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Experience in layout and production Experience in the use of MS Office suite Ability to work with staff & volunteers at the Council
The position is funded for 6 hours per week, but Deborah tells us there are a few more hours required than this in order to meet the quarterly deadlines !!! If you have an interest in the position, please write to the Council outlining how you meet the skills listed above and why you are interested in the position. Send your expression of interest to: The Editor Hepatitis C Council of SA P.O. Box 782 Kent Town SA 5071 1 Hepatitis C Community News Issue 20