- Harry Albright
Harry James Albright is the Director of Communications for the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) [ [http://www.fwccworld.org/contact/index.shtml FWCC World Office] ] . He was Editor of "The Friend" Magazine from
1997 to2004 . [ [http://www.thefriend.org/articledisplay.asp?articleid=937 the Friend - Commentary<] ] He is also the co-owner of a training company. [ [http://www.tcluk.com/aboutus.htm TCLuk Training] ]Harry was born in
Geneva ,Switzerland , the son of Leland S. Albright Jr., a Canadiandiplomat , and Mary Albright. He attended theInternational School of Geneva ,Lakefield College School , andPickering College inNewmarket, Ontario . He studiedjournalism atCarleton University inOttawa .As a journalist at the
Elmira, Ontario "Independent", he shared inCanada 's most prestigious journalism prize, theMichener Award , in1990 . [ [http://michenerawards.ca/english/winaward1990.htm The Michener Awards Foundation] ] The "Independent" was part of the North Waterloo Publishing group, and Harry worked on various other group titles. He was Production Manager for the "Elora Sentinel" and "Fergus Thistle", and News Editor of the agriculturalnewspaper , "The Farmgate".With his background in agricultural journalism, Harry moved to the
UK in1993 and became the Press Officer for the National Farmers Union in theEast Midlands region [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19960215/ai_n14032214 The Independent - Piglet rustlers feed on bacon shortage] ] , managing the regional response to the BSE Crisis that affected the UK in the mid-90s.Harry married Beth Peakall in
1981 , and they have twochildren , Cat (born1982 ), afilm maker living inWales , and Ben (born1984 ), atravel writer living inEngland . He is theson-in-law of the lateDavid Peakall .References
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