Chris has been a member of WES for the best part of twenty years and has previously been on Council assisting with special projects including the running of a successful handwriting competition at a past London Writing Equipment Show.
Collecting pens – mainly modern fountain pens, but also a few vintage ones, as well as rollerballs and ballpoint pens – is not the only thing Chris is interested in. An unhealthy obsession of buying notebooks, of any shape, size or colour, has left many cupboards overflowing at home with occasional comments from her husband asking if they will ever get written in!! This obsession sometimes extends to inks, paper and any other type of ephemera related to writing equipment. Chris is certainly the person to come to if in need of anything stationery related!
Chris has a background in education and training – initially in IT desktop application training and latterly in Project Management training. She has also worked with companies producing in-house magazines and so has had some useful experience to call on in her role as Journal Editor.
Although moving over to the role of Chair, Chris won’t be deserting the Journal! For now, Chris will keep handling the design and layout of the Journal and liaising with the current print & publication company, Reeds. However, Chris will be assisted in the research and development of content for the Journals, and we welcome Hazel Greaves (WES Secretary) into this role as Lead Content Editor. Going forward, we’d also welcome additional help with this aspect, so if you are interested in supporting Hazel and would like to know more, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with her: editor@wesonline.org.uk