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About Joanna

Jo went to Reading University where she read English and Classical studies gaining a first class honours degree. After a time of looking for the right type of career for herself she moved into London and worked for the Mean Fiddler organisation. This gave her a good grounding in some aspects of the entertainment industry and  then she  moved into the realm of sport and show business by working as an agent with MPCE. Until November 2002 she worked for the British Speakers' Bureau and was prone to dropping rather well known names of celebrities or politicians she engaged for conferences and business functions! She got her Dad Charlie Dymock's autograph (down boy down!), but sadly the company struggled after 9/11 and she was made redundant. So until 2007 she worked for the big Academic Publishers  Taylor and Francis (T & F) . During this time it  re-located from London to Abingdon.  Instead of moving to Abingdon, Jo commuted for three hectic years  after which she moved to much smaller Earthscan,  which published books on Sustainability and Green issues. With her work  back in London she re-located to a pleasant flat in the City and was able to walk to work. After three very happy years with Earthscan, in May 2011, she, along with most of the workforce, was made redundant when Earthscan was bought up by T & F . However, she immediately secured a post with International publisher Sage . She became  Senior Regional Sales Manager (Asia - Pacific)  and consequently went to live Singapore in July 2011 where she was based. She has moved "flat"  4times and now has an airy modern 4th floor apartment in pretty Joo Chiat, which is convenient for the Airport, as she travels extensively. Jo moved from Sage in April 2017 to become Head of Digital Sales, Asia Pacific at Bloomsbury Publishing UK.	Jo enjoying Ice Cream in Singapore! Click here or on the picture for a bigger view
Here is Jo at her desk when she worked for T & F Click on the picture for a bigger view - 88KB	Jo is a talented musician, having passed exams for tenor horn, and  Grade 8 for piano.  She played in various Youth ensembles, including the Worcestershire County wind and brass bands. She played cornet and then tenor horn, her favourite brass instrument, in Stourport-on-Severn Brass Band.  She also sang and wrote for a rock Band in Reading. By way of contrast but showing the breadth of her taste she ocassionally come to  hear her mum sing with the CBSO at the Albert Hall when she could get in. In 2008 Jo joined a new all women choir called Harmony on Heels. In Singapore she sings in the  The International Festival Chorus
Jo's work in publishing requires her  to travel extensively throughout the Asia Pacific region, including Australia.	Jo and her Mum playing David's Piano. Click on image for a bigger picture.

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