Edward A. Clarke graduated from the University of New South Wales after completing a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting. He accumulated 24 years' experience in industry and 18 years of teaching experience. He was a teacher of Accounting and Finance at Wetherill Park College, South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE, he had also tutored in Accounting at the University of Western Sydney Nepean campus, Hawkesbury campus and Nirimba campus. Ted retired in 2004 and he now happily lives with his wife on a farm at Glenreagh in northern New South Wales.

Following completion of Education and Accounting degrees, Yvonne had extensive teaching and business experience in South Australia, as well as in the ACT. From 1994 to 2017 Yvonne worked in a variety of positions in TAFE NSW, including as a teacher and head teacher of Accounting.

In 2000 and 2001 Yvonne developed resources for the NSW TAFE Online Accounting project. From 2002 to 2004 Yvonne taught with Ted Clarke at Wetherill Park College, South Western Sydney. Subsequently she worked in various senior roles in TAFE NSW. Between 2007 and 2009 Yvonne was the TAFE NSW Program Manager for Accounting and Finance, and contributed to reviews of Financial Services Training Package.

Until 2017, when Yvonne retired from TAFE NSW, she undertook management positions in the central unit dealing with statutory reporting obligations. From 2008 to 2016 Yvonne was a Board member of the Association of Accounting Technicians Australia, a para-professional body for bookkeepers and accounting technicians....