Audrey
Grant has used her background in education to build an international reputation
in the field of bridge. She has traveled world wide training bridge teachers
and working with students of the game.
Audrey is the author of the official textbooks for the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) and developed their Teacher Accreditation Program (TAP) which has been used to train thousands of teachers for over a decade. Currently Audrey is working on a new bridge book series, Bridge Basics, and a new approach to training teachers, Audrey Grant Teachers' Certification (AGTC: ACBL Approved). The Bridge Basics books are receiving rave reviews across North America. The new teachers training approach is ideal not only for teachers but anyone wanting to teach the game of bridge whether it be to friends, family, or groups.
For several years Audrey has hosted a TV series about bridge. She is the very popular host of Better Bridge Festivals and and Cruises along with the rest of her Better Bridge Team.
Audrey calls herself an expert in simplicity, and has developed methods to present the secrets of the experts in a way that can be understood and used to play better bridge. The products she develops are current and clear. While improving bridge skills, they focus on preserving that magic when people, of any age, get together to play and stay mentally fit.
David
Lindop is an international player who has represented Canada many times,
winning the silver medal in Corpus Christi. He provides the technical support
for the Better Bridge product line: the books, TV shows, lectures and the
magazine.
He has worked behind the scenes as a bridge organizer, serving as a member of the Board of Directors for ACBL's Unit 166. David was vice-president of the Canadian Bridge Federation and worked organizing the first Canadian Team Trials. He was the chairman of the North American Bridge Championship in Toronto which, at the time, was the largest bridge tournament in world attracting 24,000 tables over a ten day period.
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Jude
Goodwin
Jude Goodwin has been a bridge webmaster since 1995 when she helped the Canadian Bridge Federation become the first National Contract Bridge Organization to have a web page. Jude is perhaps best known for Great Bridge Links, a web site of links to all known bridge sites around the world, but she also maintains the ACBL District 19 website, the Vince Oddy Books and Bridge Supplies site, and many other smaller web pages. A desktop publisher and graphic designer by trade, Jude's non-internet involvement in bridge publishing includes: Table Talk Cartoons: Teach Me To Play: A first bridge gook; Bridge Canada, the CBF magazine; and many other smaller bridge publications. Her company is called Goodwin Studios and can be found at www.goodwinstudios.com.
Jude Goodwin joined the Better Bridge Team in November 2002. She maintains the Better Bridge web site and answers Better Bridge email.
