Chair - Matthew White

I work as the Knowledge Analyst at BDB Pitmans, a relatively new role I started just before lockdown. I work in the Knowledge Management Web Services team, my role is developing the legal research enquiries, current awareness and subscriptions service. My aim is to develop and improve the service and to work increase my understanding of the Knowledge Management.

I also enjoy volunteering with a reading charity called the Reader Organisation. During lockdown I have been reading to a recipient in a care home, we do this remotely using the phone to share poetry and prose. This is going well.

Secretary - Claire Choong

Claire is the Learning & Research Librarian (Research Lead) at Canterbury Christ Church University, supporting staff and students engaged in research across the university. She is a chartered member of CILIP, gets over-enthusiastic about research, the social justice of open access, and the intricacies of metadata. Outside of work, she enjoys singing, crochet, book-related art, and investigating the psychological effects of chronic illness.

Media Officer - Emily Watson

Emily is Assistant Centre Manager at Iona Kent and South East Assessment Centre, which carries out needs assessments for Disabled Students’ Allowances. Previously Emily worked as Learning Resource Centre Manager at East Surrey College in Redhill (including responsibility for the college’s VLE and reprographics), with roles in the libraries at the University of Kent and The King’s School, Canterbury in between. Emily is a chartered member of CILIP and is registered as a CILIP registration mentor, including for Knowledge Management which is relevant to her current role. Emily also volunteers in the role of Trustee and Secretary of the PTA of her children’s school.

Committee Member - Aruna Bansal

Senior Business and Legal Researcher for 20+ years. I have worked in a variety of sectors over the years at some of the top firms of their field in London. For instance Saatchi & Saatchi in advertising, Arup in engineering, Clifford Chance, Bristows and Taylor Wessing in Law. I also worked at a number of top universities including Imperial, UCL, City and Kent.

Also the founder of the Asian Single Parents Network CIC

Committee Member - Emma Latham

I'm currently working as a Library and Information Adviser at Canterbury Christ Church University and in my second/final year of the Library and Information Studies MA at Aberystwyth. I've worked in the Library, Art and Archives department at Kew Gardens and my dream job would be working with special collections.