Joe Devney is a "word person" himself. He has been a Bay Area technical writer (and STC member) for many years, but his lifelong interest in language is now taking him in a new direction. He took a sabbatical to earn a Master’s degree in Linguistics, and found out about the fascinating field of Forensic Linguistics.

You may know Joe from his STC activities. He was president of Berkeley STC for three one-year terms, and has served as a judge for technical communication competitions at both the local and international levels.