Committee members - CILIP: the library and information association

K&IM Committee members

Hélène Russell – Chair

Hélène Russell of The Knowledge Business is a lawyer (non-practising) and specialist in Knowledge Management. After working in clinical negligence litigation defence work for eight years, then two years in an in-house KM team, she has worked as self employed KMer since 2008.

Hélène specialises in translating complex academic thought leadership and cross boundary theories into practical tools to improve the efficiency and profitability of rel-life businesses. She focuses on producing practical textbooks, running hands-on workshops and giving independent advice and coaching.

You can keep up with her at her blog - https://knowledge4lawyers.wordpress.com/ Don't be put off by the name, it's not only for lawyers and covers all things knowledge, learning and innovation and also The Wombles, Poirot and Britney Spears.

Jess Pawley – Vice Chair

Jess has worked her career to date in the healthcare library setting in the South West, developing from a library assistant to a knowledge and evidence specialist. During the pandemic Jess set up a knowledge management team for NHS England, as part of the national response. The team provided rapid turnaround evidence searching to underpin national guidelines and facilitated knowledge management activities to ensure the effective working of the unit.

In her current role, Jess is embedded within the quality improvement team as their evidence lead, for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. This involves evidence searching to inform change projects at system, board and ward level, and, more recently, using an in-house knowledge audit tool to better understand colleagues' knowledge and evidence needs. She also supports the NHS England knowledge management offer, training colleagues nationally in KM techniques.

Jess is a Chartered Knowledge Manager, holding MCLIP KM.

She is also a mentor for CILIP, supporting candidates undertaking certification, chartership, and KM chartership. She also has a very keen interest in data science and is studying for a PGCert in this area through the University of Manchester.

Anne Fraser – Honorary Secretary

I have been working at the Department for International Development (DFID) since 1995, based in the East Kilbride office. My experience ranges from carrying out Departmental Record Officer and Head of Profession roles to managing projects and introducing tools in support of better knowledge and information management. In recent years, I have also contributed to better knowledge sharing and lesson learning within DFID and with our development partners. I am retiring from DFID at the end of this month and very much looking forward to my new role in support of the CILIP Knowledge and Information Management Special Interest Group.

Liz Jordan – Treasurer

Amanda Duffy – Minutes Secretary & Awards Lead

I have been involved with K&IM and before that Information Services Group (ISG) for many years. Among my roles have been that of ISG Chair and representative on the IFLA Reference and Information Services Section (for 10 years). I have chaired the Information Resources Awards (previously the Reference Awards). I was a member of the Arts Council Designation Panel for Arts, Libraries and Museums. My working career was spent in information services in public libraries in five London boroughs. My final job was with Westminster City Libraries where I was responsible for several major special collections

Denise Carter – IM Champion and Communications Lead

Denise Carter is an experienced infopreneur based in Geneva, Switzerland. She is the Managing Director and Principal Consultant of DCision Consult, a company founded in 2013. DCision Consult specializes in delivering research, competitive intelligence, and qualitative analysis to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies across Europe and the United States.

Denise is passionate about the positive impact of well-done information management on processes, teams, and organizations. She has a proven track record of designing and implementing effective information management solutions that support organizational goals and objectives, save time and resources, and improve outcomes.

An active contributor to the professional community, she has published and presented on topics including maximizing the value of secondary data resources, artificial intelligence regulation, and customer service. She is on the Editorial Board of Business Information Review and has served as President of the Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP).

Nicola Scull

Nicola Scull – Diversity Lead

Nicola has over 20 years' experience working in the library, and knowledge sector. She has worked within a range of sectors (charity, corporate and Government) but has spent the last 20 years in education). More recently her roles have embraced running the library service alongside leading on academic excellence. She has experience of running diversity issues and is determined to work towards a more equal world..

Agnes Kozlowska-Wolodkowicz – Training and Events Lead (joint)

I am an information professional and a data protection officer with over 30 years' experience in academic, government, and local government sectors. I love working with end users, even the most demanding ones. A few years ago, I changed sectors again, and now I enjoy working for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. I am responsible for knowledge and record management, data protection, and intellectual property issues. My role as a data security trainer and my previous academic teaching experience have inspired me to become the Training and Events Lead at CILIP's K&IM Committee. I am also BCS Fellow and FEDIP Leading Practitioner.

e-mail: agnes.kozlowska@mhra.gov.uk
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Emma Davies – Training and Events Lead (joint)

Emma is a knowledge and information management professional with nearly 20 years experience in the legal sector. She is a Knowledge Projects Manager at Veale Wasborough Vizards LLP and is responsible for the quality and accuracy of information added to the firm's knowledge sharing databases and for the development and management of the firm's hard copy and online collection.

Hank Malik – KM Champion

Hank is an experienced Knowledge Management and Transformation Lead, Specialist, Practitioner, Author and Speaker with over twenty years working in the fields of Knowledge, Information, Change Management and Learning and increasingly Digital Transformation. Hank is a recognised KM subject matter expert delivering solutions with a blend of people, process, content, learning and technology. He has experience with implementing KM internationally, including the Middle East, Europe, the US, and Japan across multiple industry sectors including energy (oil, gas and renewables), engineering, and Central Government. He has led numerous KM and IM teams, speaks at international KM conferences, and has contributed authorship to global KM publications, most recently in The KM Cookbook (2019), The Knowledge Manager`s Handbook 2 nd edition (2019)and published his first book in 2020, KM – A primer and catalyst to support Digital Transformation. He also led the successful submission for the Most Innovative Knowledge Enterprise (MIKE) Award for PDO, Oman in 2019 winning both the MENA region and Globally. He holds both the CILIP Chartered Knowledge Manager accreditation and is a Master Certified Knowledge Manager ( MCKM), Certified Knowledge Manager with the KM Institute (2019) and published his first book in 2020, KM – A primer and catalyst to support Digital Transformation. He holds both the CILIP Chartered Knowledge Manager accreditation and is a Master Certified Knowledge Manager ( MCKM), Certified Knowledge Manager with the KM Institute.

Laura-Jane Ferguson – Journal Editor

I have worked in libraries for 27 years. After graduating from SOAS and then Manchester University in Middle Eastern history, I worked initially as a specialist assistant to the Middle Eastern Subject Librarian at The University of Manchester Library, until 17 years ago when I made the move back home to Merseyside and into School Librarianship. In my current role I work mostly with 6th form students focussing on independent learning and study skills, but also all forms of literacy, from digital to health, media to visual. Outside of work, although also connected, I am Chair of Wirral LCEP (Local Cultural and Educational Partnerships), a community based group created to support and help young-people with art-based activities / careers. The latter are becoming increasingly more difficult and expensive for young people to access, learn about and take part in and each LCEP approaches these issues from a local and national based perspective.

Gabriel Anderbjörk – Assistant Journal Editor

Gabriel Anderbjörk, of InTheo AB, is an entrepreneur, author, and management consultant within the fields of Information Management, Knowledge Management and Enterprise Intelligence. He counts among his clients many high-profile multinational companies as well as government entities in Europe, North America and Asia. He holds a BA degree in physics from Lund University, Sweden, as well an MBA from London Business School.

Gabriel is former group director of Competitive Intelligence at telecommunications vendor Ericsson, structured trade finance analyst at Citi Group, as well as co-founder, and long-term board and management team member, of Intelligence and KM software vendor Comintelli.

Gabriel is a frequent speaker and advisor on the topics of his expertise, participating on expert panels, presenting on international webinars/podcasts and delivering corporate as well as on-line training programs in various formats. Over the years he has been guest lecturer at various business schools as well as having been expert interviewed on Romania national TV business news. His publications include the book Gardens of Intelligence (Technics Publications, NJ 2021), articles in the SCIP magazine as well as range of web published papers on information theory.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anderbjork

Web: https://intheo.se

June Huang – KM Chartership Liaison

June is a seasoned knowledge manager with over 15 years' experience in architecture and design (Arup, Gensler), government (Ministry of Justice Digital Service), public sector (British Council Exams Delivery) and professional services (Ernst & Young). She enjoys helping people learn, remember, and evolve through business and client information and knowledge management. She is driven by partnership and service delivery; loves impactful work, especially when it involves strategic and creative thinking. In her spare time, June is a keen walker and traveller who enjoys food, music and films.

Fiona Higgins – KM Champion and General Member

Angus Macdonald – Digital Champion/Web Editor (Joint)

Qualified library and information professional trained at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand but now with over 20 years now in London. Currently working as knowledge manager with WPP with previous experience with CILIP, EY, Wunderman among others. Now providing support for K&IM’s digital presence.