Meet The Team

Fiona has worked in publishing companies for over 20 years of which the last 11+ are in pharmacy trade media. Fiona’s work is focussed on protecting and growing the AJP brand. Fiona enjoys being an AJP brand ambassador and gains fulfilment from collaborating with all stakeholders to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. Fiona is invested in the success of the AJP’s sponsors and advertisers, her pharmacy industry knowledge and consultative approach make it easy to do business with the AJP.

With a wealth of experience in healthcare reporting (25 years and counting), mainly in pharmacy (21 years and counting), Chris brings detailed knowledge and expertise to the AJP and our readers. Chris remains passionate about leading the way in expanding the AJP’s offerings to our readers in the digital and audio spaces, as well as with our flagship AJP magazine. He also loves to chat about pickleball, beer, gin, ancient history, test cricket and all sorts of music.

Megan has been in pharmacy journalism since 1999, and has written for the AJP since 2000. A former editor of the pharmacy assistant magazine Post Script, she was the founding editor of AJP on Friday, the AJP’s first foray into online journalism, and has been digital editor at the AJP since the inception of its website in 2015. She has also written health, beauty, baby and lifestyle content for a consumer readership.

Kate is a senior journalist who primarily writes business news for the AJP. She has spent most of her career writing for finance-related publications, including the Australian Financial Review, Professional Planner and Money Management.

Sheshtyn graduated from journalism at Macleay College and afterwards completed a Master of Public Health (Distinction) through the University of Newcastle. She enjoys all aspects of health reporting but most importantly, she loves giving pharmacists from all backgrounds and walks of life the opportunity to share their stories.

David began his career in publishing 40 years ago when he spent every weekend and spare moment over two years single-handedly compiling, editing and producing The sleeping city: the story of Rookwood Necropolis for the Society of Australian Genealogists. Armed with this extraordinary learning experience, David was offered a real job with the Australian office of an international education publishing house where he honed his editing skills and learned everything he could about book publishing. In 1999, David accepted the offer to head up the Australian Pharmaceutical Publishing Company (publisher of the AJP) and the rest, as they say, is history.

Before joining the AJP, Jan worked as a communication professional for organisations in the waste management, management consulting and legal sectors in Australia, Asia and Europe. Apart from her marcomms responsibilities, since 2020 Jan has found herself heading up—and thoroughly enjoying—the AJP’s webinar activities. 

Nick joined the AJP in January 2023 and brings to the team more than 10 years’ experience reporting on the Australian pharmacy sector.

Nicole brings over 20 years’ experience across management accounting, business analysis, systems implementation, data management, project delivery and operations. Her diverse background spans the finance, telecommunications, non for profit and publishing industries, giving her a well-rounded and strategic approach to operational leadership. Nicole is an evidence-based decision maker who is passionate about continuous improvement and operational excellence and is a keen advocate for the effective use of data, digital transformation and collaboration.

Sophie Holmgren is a Production Manager with over ten years’ experience delivering campaigns for some of Australia’s best-known brands, including Woolworths, Lion and David Jones. She’s known for keeping productions on track with a calm, organised approach and building strong relationships that make collaboration easy. Sophie enjoys overseeing projects from brief to delivery and ensuring every detail comes together seamlessly across multiple channels. Outside of work, she’s happiest with a book in hand or planning her next travel adventure.

With extensive finance and business administration experience, Martina has worked across a wide range of areas including financial reporting, investor relations and systems implementation. She is passionate about streamlining workflows and improving operational efficiency. Martina takes pride in supporting strong financial and administrative practices and is excited to contribute to AJP’s journey as the organisation continues to grow.