Board Elections 2024
Voting has closed for the 2024 ALIA Board Election.
Thank you to all who voted. Your input helps shape the direction of ALIA and the sector and guides us when making decisions on behalf of our Membership.
The successful candidates below will take office following our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday 6 May 2024 and serve on the Board for three years. They will be part of a seven-member Board comprising the President, Institutional Director and five general Directors. The Board will appoint one of their members to serve as the Vice President.
Institutional Director
Karina Lamb
What would you like to accomplish as a board member?
As a previous Library Manager I was able to support the sector through challenges due to the pandemic, deliver research and service reviews to implement efficiencies and improvements in Library services. I have supported and promoted diversity and inclusion in Victorian Libraries. As a Board member, I seek to harness my passion and experience for community-focused planning to influence and shape a strategic vision. With proven experience in strategically identifying gaps in business policy, process and technologies, and then producing solutions to achieve on business goals, I will contribute to ensure the sector continues to grow and thrive.
Social Media Connections: LinkedIn
Qualifications
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Master of Cultural Heritage Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) Degree
- AICD Company Director's Course
Current Position
Director Community and Corporate, Hepburn Shire
Previous Positions
- Director Community and Corporate, Hepburn Shire, 2023 — Present
- Manager Arts and Libraries, City of Monash, 2021 — 2023
- Manager Libraries, Arts and Culture, Mornington Peninsula Shire, 2019 — 2021
- Director Consultancy, One Social Lamb 2013 — Present
- Committee Member, National Trust (Victoria) Collections & Programming Committee, 2022 — Present
- Vice President, Australian Museum and Galleries Association (AMaGA), 2020 — Present
Professional Activities
- Transformational Leadership: Leads high performing teams through organisational changes and restructures while building capability and driving continuous improvement with a focus on high level customer services.
- Strategy Development: Proven ability to devise and enact strategic plans based on analyses of trends, and community/student needs to position organisations for success into the future.
- Service Planning: Highly experienced in the planning of programs encompassing museums and galleries, library services, community events, cultural and arts activities, while continuously reviewing service provisions to ensure they align with organisational needs and strategy.
- Change Management: Leads transformational and cultural change within organisations with the ability to plan, implement, and communicate change, overcome resistance, and empower people to take ownership as agents of change.
- Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Seeks meaningful engagement, collaboration, and relationship building with cross-cultural stakeholders to enrich creative activations and represent diversity at an organisational level.
- Policy and Governance: Ability to interpret and apply legislation, operational frameworks, and organisational values while identifying and mitigating risks.
- Budget Management : High level financial literacy to manage large budgets effectively while identifying revenue opportunities and cost-savings.
General Director
Lisa Bateman
What would you like to accomplish as a board member?
I am dedicated to ensuring the continued success of the library and information sector, through strong advocacy and strategic leadership. As an ALIA Board member, I will leverage my experience and drive outcomes that are future focused. I am passionate about the growth of emerging leaders, and I will ensure that ALIA continues to empower new professionals, as we build on the Professional Pathways Initiative. Considering the current context, of challenges to intellectual freedom, I will be a vocal advocate. Ensuring that the right of all Australians, to the free flow of information and ideas through our libraries, is protected.
Social Media Connections: LinkedIn
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts - English Language and Literature - UniSQ
- Graduate Diploma Library Science - Library and Information Science – QUT
Current Position
Library Services Manager – City of Moreton Bay – appointed 2021
Previous Positions
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2016 - 2021 - Library Branch Services Coordinator - Moreton Bay Regional Council
- 2015 - 2016 - Hub Team Leader Chermside Library - Brisbane City Council
- 2014 - 2015 - Inclusive Communities Project Coordinator - Access and Inclusion - Brisbane City Council
- 2013 - 2014 - Principal Program Officer - Customer Focus - Brisbane City Council
- 2012 - 2013 - Hub Team Leader Chermside Library - Brisbane City Council
- 2010 - 2012 - Branch Librarian Redcliffe Library - Moreton Bay Regional Council
Professional Activities
- 2018 - 2020 - President Elect - Queensland Public Libraries Association (QPLA)
- 2020 - 2022 - President - Queensland Public Libraries Association (QPLA)
- 2020 - 2023 - QLD Representative and Expert Member - Australian Public Library Alliance (APLA)
- 2021 - Winner - ALIA Queensland Library Achiever of the Year
- 2023 - Current - ALIA Representative - National Early Language and Literacy Coalition (NELLC) 2023 - Current - ALIA Mentor - ALIA Mentoring Scheme
- 2023 - Awarded - ALIA Silver Pin in recognition of services to ALIA
General Director
Emilia Bell
What would you like to accomplish as a board member?
I aspire to advance inclusive and impactful initiatives and leadership. My professional engagement, board directorship training, and lived experience reflect my commitment to empowering individuals, organisations, and communities. I look forward to:
- Leveraging networks to strengthen and promote value and impact while providing opportunities for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and partnership.
- Strengthening development, training, and mentoring provisions so that they resonate with the breadth of ALIA's membership, address gaps in diverse representation, and build inclusive leadership capabilities.
- Contributing to strategic directions that reflect evolving information and social landscapes, ensuring reflexive and impactful responses to community needs.
Social Media Connections: Twitter, LinkedIn
Qualifications
- Foundations of Directorship, AICD
- PhD Candidate, Curtin
- Grad Cert, CSU
- MLIS, CSU
- BA, UQ
Current Position
Coordinator, Evidence-Based Practice
Previous Positions
- Manager, Research/Education Liaison (acting), UniSQ
- Research Assistant
- Library Assistant
- Intern, Parliamentary Library
Professional Activities
- Speaker: ALIA (National, NSLX, LARK Symposium, & Research Seminar); ALA IRRT; IFLA ENSULIB; Arlis/ANZ; CAUL; Deakin Uni (incoming); Open Education Network; LibPMC; Northeast OER Summit
- Publications: JALIA (reviewer), IFLA J. (reviewer); EBLIP J.; J. Doc; IFLA ENSULIB newsletter, Blogs (CAUL, LARK, & CSU); UniSQ Open Texts
- Committees: Co-Founder (ANDPA); Member (ALIA LARK); Member/Co-Chair (NGAC - 2021-22); Co-Convenor (UniSQ Disability Network); Co-Chair (IDEA Advisory Committee, UniSQ Library)
- Co-host: GLAMR Disability in Dialogue [Podcast]
General Director
Lisa Capps
What would you like to accomplish as a board member?
In remote and rural Australia, libraries are the heart and soul of the communities. Whether it is a public/community library or a specialist library. Librarians provide access to global knowledge in a world of misinformation. Across outback Australia with its high levels of poverty and illiteracy we are the internet for many!
Our specialist libraries operate under increasingly difficult resourcing pressures due to a lack of staff and funding. Historically remote and rural libraries have not received the attention that our big city cousins have and yet, I would argue, they are disproportionately more critical in servicing the needs of remote and rural Australians. By leveraging the influence of ALIA, I would advocate for the better resourcing of outback libraries and hope to develop programs to engage with Indigenous Australians to consider a career in the library sector. In short, I would represent remote and rural libraries at the highest level of the profession.
Social Media Connections: LinkedIn
Qualifications
BA Honours – Information Management, 1991-1994 – Northumbria University (UK)
Current Position
Education and Outreach Librarian – NT Health
Previous Positions
- Special Collections Coordinator, Alice Springs Public Library, Alice Springs
- Library Manager,Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide
- Library Manager, Supreme and Local Courts, Darwin
- Library Manager, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Batchelor (NT)
- Library and Information Services Coordinator, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville
- Senior Librarian, Courts Administration Authority, Adelaide
- Librarian, Aequus Counsel, Adelaide
- Training Consultant, Lexis Nexis AU, South Australia and Northern Territory
Professional Activities
- ALIA Certified Professional
- Director - Australian Law Librarians Association, 2021 to present
- Northern Territory President - Australian Law Librarians Association 2021 to present