Meet the team

Jane Lanigan is editors4change’s founder and director. She has more than 18 years’ experience as an editor, writer and project manager in the international development sector. After leaving university with an MA (Hons) in Economics and Politics, she volunteered with an economic development NGO in India and went on to work for Intermediate Technology Publications (now Practical Action) before going freelance in 1996. Since establishing editors4change she has continued to work on editorial and writing assignments in addition to running the company. She specialises in economic development, public services financing, small enterprise development, micro-credit and finance, and trade and globalisation.

Kim Daniel has been working as an editor in the not-for-profit sector since 1990, when she joined the staff of Intermediate Technology Publications, part of Intermediate Technology Development Group (now Practical Action). Before that she worked in-house for A&C Black (Publishers) and Thorsons. Since going freelance in 1998 she has worked mainly on-screen on a variety of materials, including illustrated training manuals (e.g. Training for Transformation), case studies (Hands On – It Works), journals (Small World, Your Voice) and reports (‘A Review of Intergenerational Practice in the UK’, ‘Democratising Technology: Reclaiming science for sustainable development’). She specialises in practical instructional and discursive materials.

Imogen Palmer began her career in the medical periodical division of Haymarket Publishing. After 11 years working with Haymarket, Imogen left to develop a new career as a freelance writer and editor. In this capacity she has been involved in a wide range of projects in published and digital media including copywriting, editing, providing news/features and a range of marketing services. Clients have included The British Council, Ft.com, Haymarket Publishing and the The Library Association.

Jane Belton is a freelance editor and writer specialising in international development issues. She has ten years experience of editing and writing in a range of NGO and academic contexts. She also worked for six years in programme management for EveryChild and TB Alert, focusing on projects in Africa, India and Latin America. Her editing and writing work ranges from short articles to extensive reports, targeted at a variety of specialist and non-specialist audiences. Clients have included Plan International, Progressio and VSO. Jane’s particular areas of interest include health (especially maternal health, HIV/AIDS and TB), gender, community development, and children and young people.

Christabel Gurney is an editor and writer specialising in Southern Africa. She also has extensive copy editing and design experience on publications relating to development economics, small states, gender and HIV/AIDS. She has written numerous papers, leaflets and press briefings, including background papers for South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a brochure celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday. She has written about the history of the Anti-Apartheid Movement and has travelled widely in South Africa, Namibia and Mozambique. She serves on the National Executive Committee of Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA).

Louise Hunt is a freelance writer with 18 years’ experience in magazine journalism. She specialises in health and social care issues, writing for public sector titles such as the Society Guardian, Community Care and Health Service Journal. Before going freelance in 2006, Louise was a news editor at Emap. She also has experience of working for the NGO sector, having volunteered as a press officer and media capacity builder for a community development organisation in the Solomon Islands, which involved developing media training packages for staff, writing press releases and editing a newsletter. Her current work includes writing features on diverse subjects – from treatment of asylum seekers in detention centres to children’s mental health – undertaking news shifts, copyediting and proof-reading.