Marie Geissler is director of Geissler Communications. Her expertise includes corporate, community, government, media and crisis communications, the development of sponsorship programs, exhibitions and the writing of media releases, speeches, articles, marketing materials and books. In a professional career spanning more than 20 years she has worked extensively with major organisations in the public and private sector, writing general news and feature stories for newspapers and magazines in Australia including: The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Bulletin, Business Review Weekly, Australian Business, Corporate Office and Interior Design, The Hamiltonian, Australian Japan Business News, Indesign, LM Magazine,The Qantas Club, Australian Way and The Antique Collector. She has been contributing editor of Design World, Design Inc, Australian Collectors Quarterly, Craft Arts International, Artfile, Ita Magazine, and Tomorrow's World: an Australian Initiative (leading innovative technology in Australia). Her articles have been published in educational texts for tertiary students. Through her long association and involvement with the art world and Craft Arts International, Marie offers an art consultancy service to organizations, government and business. Geissler Communications is a member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia, the Foreign Correspondents Association, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, The Australian Academy of Design, The International Special Events Association, The Media Arts and Entertainment Alliance.