Meet Our Team

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Russ Eanes

Eanes is a writer, editor and publisher who brings four decades of experience in the non-profit sector with a focus on book and periodical publishing. He has a B.A. in English and a M.A. in Public Administration. He specializes in organizational and corporate communication and strategic planning, as well as manuscript editing, evaluation and consultation. 

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Alicia Wallace

Wallace is a professional writer and content creator with experience in the business, nonprofit, and education. She has developed specialized curricula and course material and has designed educational games. With a background in nonprofit management, she is skilled in writing and editing applications, proposals, and campaign material. 

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Nicole Bedford

Bedford is a writer, editor and educator with undergraduate degrees in English Literature and Biology. She is fluent in French and has taught English as a Foreign Language at the Institut Mondia Langue in France. Her writing formerly earned her a spot in the Yale Writer’s Conference. 

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Obediah M. Smith

Smith is a well-known, celebrated Bahamian poet who has published over twenty books of poetry. He attended Memphis State University and Fisk University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Speech and Drama. He has over 30+ years of teaching, writing and editing experience. 

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E. M. Fraser

Fraser is a published author, poet, screenwriter and educator with a double B.A. in English and Communications and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. Having spent over eight years in education, she has developed a passion for diversifying learning opportunities, facilitating creative writing, and affecting better writing practices.

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Michelle V. Bain

Bain is an international educational consultant, a professional linguist, and writer. After earning a B.A.in English and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, she is now completing  an M. Ed. in Adult Education. She is skilled in editing academic essays, journal articles, speeches, business documents and college admission statements.

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Ian Smith

Smith is a professional educator and translator with over twelve years of experience in proofreading, editing and translation. He has a Masters in Spanish and English and has taught in a number of schools across France, the United States, and The Bahamas. Ian is is fluent in English, French and Spanish.

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Tadia Knowles

Knowles is a certified Spanish translator with a B.A. in Spanish. She has travelled extensively in Cuba and Mexico undertaking additional study of the Spanish language.  Despite being fluent in the language, Tadia still enjoys expanding her knowledge in the field while also networking throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.

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Sanay Collie

Collie is an educator and Chinese translator who spent five years studying and teaching in China where she obtained a B.A. in Finance and a Level 6 Certificate in Chinese (Mandarin) Proficiency and a TEFL Certificate. She has a passion for education and is also interested in languages, travel and the exploration of different cultures.