Playtimes HK Magazine September 2018 Issue | Page 6

contributors EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Louise Drake e: [email protected] EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Kate Cunich e: [email protected] ADVERTISING ACCOUNT MANAGER Florence Choy Wan t: 2201 9721 e: [email protected] ADVERTISING ACCOUNT MANAGER Rizwana Mussa t: 2201 9713 e: [email protected] DESIGNER Sharon Chong HEAD OF ONLINE STRATEGY Rosa Maria Cheng t: 2201 9724 e: [email protected] CEO David Tait t: 2201 9727 e: [email protected] Karen Sherwood Karen grew up in Australia, in the seaside city of Warrnambool (she won’t take offence if you’ve never heard of it!). After a blissful childhood of beach, books, imagination and travel, she attended university in Melbourne. Unsure of what one does with a degree in international relations and medieval history, she went backpacking until a cash shortage saw her working at an investment management firm in London. Whilst there, she interviewed the dashing British analyst who later became her husband. A travel-obsessive with a penchant for moving house, Karen jumped at the chance to accompany him to Hong Kong with their baby son in 2011. Now with a feisty little daughter to keep her son in line, Karen spends her days writing, refereeing arguments and finding excuses not to cook. Sheetal Tahilramani Sheetal Tahilramani grew up in the sunshine state of Florida. Since young, she loved telling stories to anyone who would listen. At the age of five, she decided she would be a writer. However, the corporate world took over in her early 20s. It wasn’t until she met her husband, moved to Hong Kong, and three children later that she returned to her first love – writing. In 2016, she wrote and published a children’s picture book titled, Happy to be Blu, about embracing change, which she has had to do most of her adult life. These days, she loves spending time with her children, husband, family and friends in between writing, working out, speaking at schools, and teaching religious classes. Contributors Dr Sarah Borwein; Kate Cunich; Willow Hewitt; Katharina Reimer; Karen Sherwood; Sheetal Tahilramani; Nury Vittachi FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS & DISTRIBUTION t: 2201 9716 PUBLISHED BY: PPP Company Ltd, Unit 713, Level 7, Core E, Cyberport 3, 100 Cyberport Road,