Our club trainers are all seniors and all volunteer their time to assist members gain or improve their computer skills. In doing so, all our trainers find that their own knowledge is extended. A common refrain is "I learn so much from being a trainer."
We are always looking for more trainers. If you have some skills to offer, or want to extend your own skills, contact President, John Moxon. A Train the Trainer course will be held in August/September. All trainers must be a member of the club. Don't let commitments such as doctor's appointments, operations or travel stop you. We cater for our trainer's commitments and fill in for each other. All of our trainers have time off - a term here, a week there, and trainer support is provided.
Jon Bayley
Jon Bayley hails from the Blue Mountains and is a former manager and process specialist for one of Australia's telecommunications companies, working with large database and graphical applications.
Jon has had experience with Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) and many of the common desktop applications. He has a particular interest in digital photography but is willing to try his hand at most things.
Peter Grove
Peter is a former International Logistics and Purchasing Manager in the Telecommunications sector. This position meant he was an early user of computers to communicate and coordinate equipment movements globally. After retirement, he joined COTA Computers for Seniors in Sydney City, being part of the training team until it lost its premises and had to close, although former members are still active elsewhere. He also joined the newly formed Parramatta CPS.
So Peter has been using computers for internet, emails, documents, spreadsheets and data entry for over twenty years. His particular computer interest is discovering new resources on the internet, and keeping in touch with far flung family and friends via email.
Wayne Johnston
Wayne hails from North Queensland but has resided in Sydney since 1986. Prior to retirement, he worked as a programmer and tester in a banking IT environment and has completed tertiary education. Wayne is also interested in web page authoring, and likes to assist others enjoy the world of computing.
Judy Joyce
Judy Joyce is a computer enthusiast, loves digital photography and the creative use of computers, especially for graphics.
Judy is an adventurous computer user, very versatile and trains in just about anything we ask her to! Since April 2008 she has been our training co-ordinator and has also joined the management committee.
Hazel Labka
Hazel Labka is a former nurse and health administrator with a particular interest in genealogy. She has been using computers since the mid-eighties. She was a recent volunteer at NSW State Records at Kingswood, and a member of many genealogical societies. She is also the treasurer of Friends of Auburn Library Services.
Hazel teaches many courses on demand, including Windows Vista.
Deborah Martin
Deborah Martin retired from full time work in 2008. She enjoys passing on the computer skills she learned in public and private sector jobs as an employment consultant, trainer, personal assistant and office manager. Deborah is a very versatile trainer with good knowledge of word processing and spreadsheets, and particularly enjoys teaching genealogy because the more she teaches, the more she learns.
Deborah's other interests include singing in a women's barbershop chorus, researching her family history, and gardening.
John Moxon
During the latter years of his NSW Public Service career, John Moxon was a departmental Manager of Training and Development. During this time, he completed a Graduate Certificate in Action Learning. He then spent eight years running his own management and training company, where he specialised in customer service training and disability awareness training for front line staff, support staff and management.
John is particularly keen on digital photography and researching and writing his family history.
John is also the Club's president.
Margaret Tucker Moxon
Margaret Tucker trains in a variety of topics. Margaret is a qualified trainer (Workplace Assessment and Training) but prefers to focus mainly on club administration, editing the newsletter and web design. Nevertheless, she trains when we are short of trainers.
Margaret was the webmaster for the Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association, our peak organisation for a number of years.
Michael Myers
Michael Myers arrived from England with his parents and siblings in 1950; so he is more of an Aussie than a "Pom". He spent 45 years in the textile industry - (mainly dyeing fabrics), and whilst carrying out his various jobs over the years, he "picked up" a bit of experience with computers.
Michael retired in 2006, and has been a member of Parramatta Computer Pals for Seniors since 2007 - as a buddy since 2008 - and now looks forward to helping others to get the best out of their own computers. His particular interest lies with digital photography, but is also keen on other programs such as PowerPoint and audio editing.