Greg is the Training Manager at the Plain English Foundation in Sydney, Australia.

Diane is a plain language editor with Communications Nova Scotia, helping government specialists reach their target audiences.

Marie is an international speaker, author of four books, and educator in business communication.

Kate has advocated for plain language for more than 20 years and is a co-founder of PLAIN and International Plain Language Day.

Anki is a certified plain language consultant who started her career at the Swedish Migration Board and has focused on bringing democracy and human rights onto the plain language agenda.

Claire is at the forefront of Ireland's campaign for clear communications and runs the Plain English Editing and Training Service of NALA.

Sylviane launched her knowledge translation and research communications business in 2003, after working at McGill University and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.

Miguel Martinho is managing partner at Claro, the firm that introduced plain language to Portugal.

Jana has been a plain language advocate throughout her communications career, beginning as a daily newspaper reporter and editor.

Vera has worked in different fields and environments, from NGOs through multinational companies to startups, and introduced plain language to Hungary in 2014.

Claudia has been a member of PLAIN since 2010 and is co-founder of the Plain Language Network, Chile.

Melinda is the CEO of simpletext GmbH, providing plain language consultancy across Europe.

Christine, founder at Clearspace in New Zealand, is a writer and plain language practitioner with more than 20 years' experience.

Margrethe is a manager at the Language Council of Norway, a plain language advocate, lecturer, and author who played a major part in establishing plain language in Norway's civil service.

Hannah is a freelance editor and English teacher, originally from the United States and based in Germany.

Bede is a technical communication and information design professional with 20 years' experience, bringing plain language to safety documentation.

Dominiek is a plain language editor and trainer with over 20 years of experience in financial services.

Ingrid is a plain language consultant at the Language Council of Sweden, and president of Samspråk, the organisation for plain language practitioners of Swedish public authorities.

Romina is a plain language expert, translator, and writer with over 20 years of experience in medical localization and health literacy.

Irene is an enthusiastic proponent of plain language and senior editor at Alexander Forbes Financial Services in Johannesburg.

Natalia is a freelance legal translator born in Buenos Aires and based in the Netherlands.

Joanna is a British national based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. With a background in literature and translation, since 2002 she has taught plain English writing skills to Spanish-speaking lawyers.

Heloisa is a Brazilian journalist and educator who created the Comunica Simples method and co-founded the Brazilian Plain Language Network.

James introduced plain language lectures during his tenure as director of McGill University's graduate program in jurilinguistics, and participated in the initial working group that developed the ISO standard.

After working in commercial communication, Lodewijk van Noort realized his heart was in communication for a social purpose. He switched first to the Reading & Writing Foundation and now to the municipality of The Hague.

Plain language is the catalyst for democracy: it is what makes accessibility and transparency a reality. It is pure justice. And for the complex machinery of an organisation (whether public or private), it is the lubricant that keeps it running smoothly, efficiently and without any parts burning out.

As a plain language advocate, lecturer, editor and author since 2008 she has played a central part in building plain language awareness and competence in Norway.

Michelle is a PLAIN member in Toronto, Canada. She has been working mainly as a professional writer and editor, as well as a plain language instructor and consultant.

Kristina is a plain language consultant with a background in linguistics, education, and translation. She believes in clear, accessible, and inclusive communication.

Farida has been working as a plain language editor, lecturer and author for over 14 years, mostly for civil services and nonprofit organisations across health care, education and the legal industry.

Nadja is passionate about promoting plain language as a strategic priority and a tool for social change.

Nicole is a freelance editor and plain language consultant. During 30 years with the Nova Scotia government, she worked to make communication clear and effective.

Karin was a founding member, the first president, and a board member for several years of the Swedish association Språkrådgivning och textvård for students and practitioners of plain language.

Cinzia is passionate about plain language, and volunteers on various plain language committees and working groups including several for the International Plain Language Federation.

After serving as PLAIN's Brazil Ambassador for nearly a year, Claudia aims to extend her contributions in different capacities.

Maria Victoria Feito Torrez is based in Buenos Aires and an advocate for plain legal language and access to justice.

Hugo Sousa has been campaigning for plain language for over 15 years in Portugal. He is a UX writer and researcher.

Transformed public communication in Brazil through the Comunica Simples Method — the country's first structured plain language teaching methodology, now used by government agencies, universities, and private organisations.

Expanded access to plain language through online platforms, e-learning tools, free phone tutoring, media campaigns and blended learning — removing barriers for thousands of learners across Ireland.

What first inspired you to get involved with plain language? My interest in plain language grew out of my work as a text editor and communicator in legal settings. I often observed that people struggled to understand information that [...]

What first inspired you to get involved with plain language? I kept seeing information that was technically correct but impossible to understand and it was labelled 'accessible'. That's what drew me into accessible communication more broadly. Then I realised [...]

After attending the Brussels Plain Language Experience in 2025, I realized that I wanted to do more for the Belgian plain language movement next to my research. As an ambassador, I would be able to bring attention to the complex, multilingual reality of Belgium. As I fluently speak the 3 official languages of Belgium, Dutch, French and German, my goal is to bring together the Belgian plain language movement from all languages.

What first inspired you to get involved with plain language? How did you become a plain language ambassador? Why is plain language important to you personally or professionally? Can you describe a project where plain language made a real difference? [...]

What first inspired you to get involved with plain language? How did you become a plain language ambassador? Why is plain language important to you personally or professionally? Can you describe a project where plain language made a real difference? [...]

What first inspired you to get involved with plain language? How did you become a plain language ambassador? Why is plain language important to you personally or professionally? Can you describe a project where plain language made a real difference? [...]

What first inspired you to get involved with plain language? How did you become a plain language ambassador? Why is plain language important to you personally or professionally? Can you describe a project where plain language made a real difference? [...]

What first inspired you to get involved with plain language? How did you become a plain language ambassador? Why is plain language important to you personally or professionally? Can you describe a project where plain language made a real difference? [...]

What first inspired you to get involved with plain language? How did you become a plain language ambassador? Why is plain language important to you personally or professionally? Can you describe a project where plain language made a real difference? [...]

What first inspired you to get involved with plain language? The pioneer of plain language in India, Jyoti Sanyal, was my entry point to this fascinating field. He hired me to work for him at his organization, which Martin [...]

What first inspired you to get involved with plain language? How did you become a plain language ambassador? Why is plain language important to you personally or professionally? Can you describe a project where plain language made a real difference? [...]

What first inspired you to get involved with plain language?I have a daughter with a cognitive disability. I need to speak to her in simple and clear language so that she can understand the world around her. This is how [...]

What first inspired you to get involved with plain language? How did you become a plain language ambassador? Why is plain language important to you personally or professionally? Can you describe a project where plain language made a real difference? [...]

What first inspired you to get involved with plain language? How did you become a plain language ambassador? Why is plain language important to you personally or professionally? Can you describe a project where plain language made a real difference? [...]

What first inspired you to get involved with plain language? How did you become a plain language ambassador? Why is plain language important to you personally or professionally? Can you describe a project where plain language made a real difference? [...]

"People hate or fear what they do not understand." Dr. Antoinique van Staden is a language practitioner with a passion for writing and editing. Her PhD thesis focused on Plain Language principles for scientific writing. She has presented on [...]

What first inspired you to get involved with plain language? How did you become a plain language ambassador? Why is plain language important to you personally or professionally? Can you describe a project where plain language made a real difference? [...]

I believe in writer autonomy. I help my students to select the right tools for their personal box and then use them effectively. I warn against abdicating the ownership of one's writing to Artificial Intelligence. It's important to keep one's voice. I also apply this approach to my own written production.

What inspired you as a linguist to get involved with plain language in financial services? Linguistics taught me how to make words, sentences and paragraphs easier to read and understand. It’s a very solid foundation for improving customer understanding of [...]

What first inspired you to get involved with plain language? How did you become a plain language ambassador? Why is plain language important to you personally or professionally? Can you describe a project where plain language made a real difference? [...]