Sheppard, Jim: - With a background in TEFL teaching and originally from England, Jim is now a proud French passport holder. He joined Gymglish in 2007, initially writing scripts and pedagogical material, then broadening his scope to include illustration, animation, song and music composition and video editing. Before joining the Gymglish gravy train, he worked in an e-learning resource centre with no windows. He is also a music composer with a bachelor's degree in Music and Music Technology from York University and a Master of Music degree in Composing for Film and Television from the London College of Music and Media. Jim has released two pop albums under the pseudonym Hard Working Boss and acts in the Anglophone Theatre scene in Paris. Jim is the principal illustrator behind the cartoons of the Word of the Month, and contributes words and ideas.