Our People - meet some of the faces behind the ALS team
 |
Simon Woodley Simon leads the staff and the management team, and focuses on business development and future thinking. He enjoys exploring conservation parks and the outback, reading and gardening. Reading preferences: Literature, Fantasy, Australian exploration, and contemporary fiction. |
 |
David J Seekamp David keeps us on the technological cutting edge. His expertise has enabled ALS to provide expert advice and support to many of our clients. An avid fan of South Australian wines (and one particular Adelaide brewery) his interests include snorkelling, playing pool, music and Linux. He is also an excellent source of useless information. Reading preferences: Science fiction, thrillers, medieval history. |
 |
Patricia Genat Tricia has over 20 years experience in the world of books and education and takes delight in maintaining the strong service traditions at ALS. Reading preferences: Fantasy, Australian literary fiction, Young Adult fiction. |
 |
Chris Swadling Chris’s wide experience includes Library Officer Australian National Bibliography Unit, National Library of Australia; Chief Cataloguer Canberra Public Library Service; (Convenor and Secretary SA Subgroup on Australian Subject Headings, 1980 1981); Tutor in Cataloguing, Graduate Diploma in Library Studies South Australian Institute of Technology; Cataloguer South Australian Centre for Manufacturing. At ALS her experience is well employed in meeting a wide variety of library specific needs. |
 |
Robyn Gillet Robyn leads our active team of end processers at ALS with dedication and skill. She has many years experience successfully supplying the varied requirements of Public Libraries all around Australia. Robyn relishes finishing a project on time and on budget and finding new children’s books for her grandchildren to enjoy. |
 |
Alison Byrne Alison and her assistant, Becky, provide a first port of call for our entire range of customer queries including new releases, standing orders, website ordering, claims or delivery concerns and any orders requiring special attention. |
Lisa Stevens Lisa and her team are the beginning and end of the process for each book, CD, DVD and audio product that is ordered from ALS. Receipts, bar-coding, picking, packing and delivery are all handled with speed and efficiency. |
 |
Grady Barry-Bliss Grady and her team, Miriam and Philippa, work to collate and cull the thousands of new titles each month for our New Titles selection database. |
 |
Karen den Berger Karen runs our Accounts Department and is available at Karen.denBerger@alslib.com.au or Accounts@alslib.com.au |
Telephone 1300 136 490