*Rob is a candidate for General Director
I have been a lifelong user of libraries and began my library career in 1992 and my involvement with ALIA in 1995. I commenced my library life in a small corporate library, had some public library experience, then delivered the Diploma LIS course from 2010 till 2019. I have been ALIA NSW State Manager since March 2019 and I see the opportunity to serve on the ALIA Board as the next logical step in my career in libraries. I am motivated by a desire to give back to the world of libraries, and to ALIA, for the joy of being in this richly enabling profession.
The three most important issues facing ALIA or the LIS workforce, for me, are: