Kang GURU
Staff Profiles 2008
| Kang GURU staff numbers have risen over the past few years. This is terrific as now Kang GURU is in even a better position to do even better work in Indonesia. Kang GURU also has 7
Champions helping with school contacts, visits and promotion. Many thanks must go to AusAID, the IALF and all of the wonderful support from Kang GURU-ites
all over Indonesia.
Kang GURU now has 10 wonderful and dedicated people on staff – Kevin, Ayu, Sue, Ogi, Alwi,Tjok, Nyoman, Mahendra, Gung De and Darmika.
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Do you ever wonder what former Kang GURU staff members are doing NOW.
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Kang GURU's Champions
The Champions help Kang GURU to make, and maintain, contact with people all over Indonesia. This valued assistance often involves promotion of Kang GURU and making personal contacts with English language learners and teachers across the country. This is very important. Kang GURU depends on this kind of support of spreading the word about radio programs, magazines and the website as Indonesia is such a BIG country. The Champions help others who are also interested in English. The Champions also llend assistance with teacher workshops, language clubs and Kang GURU's latest service providing assistance to a new network of interactive radio presenters.
Thanks guys.
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Kevin Dalton
Project Manager
Kevin did not start out working as an ESL teacher but began his teaching career
as a primary school teacher in Melbourne. After doing that for many years he
decided to try something a little bit different, so ESL teaching seemed a
logical idea, especially if it was in an overseas country. There was an
opportunity for him to work in Lombok in a voluntary capacity in 1990 so he
accepted the position and worked through Australian Volunteers International in
Lombok for two and a half years. In 1993 Kevin returned to La Trobe University
in Melbourne upgrade his English language teaching qualifications. In 1994 he
started work in Surabaya. Ten months later he began working at IALF Bali and
has remained there ever since. He taught on the General English program as well
as on EAP courses, did some hotel work and was involved with Marketing and
Promotion of the IALF. IALF sent Kevin to work in places as far apart as
Kupang, southern Sumatra, Surabaya, Dili, Ambon and even in Cambodia and Laos
on 3 month Teacher Exchanges in 1997 and 1999 respectively. Kevin completed a
Diploma TESAL course in 1997/98 conducted at IALF, Bali. As of January 2000,
Kevin became Manager of
Kang GURU
Radio English.
Send an e-mail to Kevin –
kdalton@ialf.edu
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Sue Rodger
ELT Materials and Training Co-ordinator
Sue Rodger was born in Liverpool and grew up surrounded by the sounds of the
Mersey Beat. She once went to scream at the Beatles! (Her older sister made her
go!) Despite attending a city center school for “Young Ladies” she
was very active in the school netball, tennis and lacrosse teams. She also
cycled and played for the North West Junior Lacrosse team traveling all over
England to play this barbaric game! After leaving school, she went to Nene
College and studied English and Art. After 3 years with her qualifications in
her pocket she went to work as a trainee manager with a hotel group in England.
This financed her trips to the Far East and eventually in 1983 she moved to
Hong Kong. She had several jobs in this exciting city before finally spending
almost 5 years with U.N.H.C.R. and Save the Children Fund teaching at a
Vietnamese refugee camp. In 1988 it was time for a change of scene and she
moved to Brunei. She spent a happy time there riding polo ponies, jungle
trekking, visiting Mulu National Park and staying in longhouses! And teaching
at the Government Schools! Next came Jakarta and she lasted 5 years there,
teaching English before moving to Bali in June 1998. She doesn't see herself
moving anywhere else now until she retires!
Send an e-mail to Sue –
srodger@ialf.edu
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Ayu - ELT Media and Communications Co-ordinator
For the first part of 2008, Ayu Kusumastuti , a long time English teacher at IALF Bali and friend of Kang GURU will be joining Kang GURU. Ayu has had quite a deal of Aussie experience and is quite well-known in Bali as an event organizer. She is full of fun and ready to begin her 6 months at Kang GURU.
One of Ayu's main tasks at Kang GURU between January an June 2008 is to help with the review of the Connection Club network in Indonesia. As a part of this, Ayu is hoping to visit many clubs in January and February starting off with Lombok clubs in mid-January.
Send an e-mail to Ayu
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Ogi Yutarini
Project Co-ordinating Officer
Ogi has been working with
Kang GURU
Radio English since February 1997 when the project was moved to Bali from its
original base in Jakarta. Ogi is Balinese. As Project Co-ordinating Officer,
her main responsibilities are the overall day to day administration and
supervision of
Kang GURU
program. Ogi also oversees the distribution of the
Kang GURU
magazines each year and establish and maintains efficient mailing and
distribution systems for all
Kang GURU
program materials. Ogi is responsible for the word processing, layout design
and production of KGRE magazines, POUCH Bulletins, Teacher Packages, Reading
Class Sets, AusAID Newsletters, promotional items and merchandise. One final
and very important responsibility is for the day to day communications with
language clubs in the KGRE Connection network. Ogi much appreciates the many
letters, postcards, or even small gifts received from thousands of
Kang GURU
listeners/readers make the work even more enjoyable.
Send an e-mail to Ogi –
oyutarini@ialf.edu
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Alwi
Assistant Administrative Officer
Alwi was born in Klaten, Central Java. He joined IALF in 1999 as a receptionist
and it was his first working experience. In 2003 he started working for Kang GURU as
administrative assistant.
Responding to letters and emails is my daily activity besides other
administrative duties. Alwi finds his job very interesting and it gives Alwi
the opportunity to learn many things. He enjoys working for Kang GURU.
Send Alwi an email –
asatmaka@ialf.edu
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Tjok. Ning
Project Officer
Tjok. Ning was born in Denpasar but originally came from Karangasem (East
Bali). She graduated in Tourism Management from STP Bali in early 2000. Her
working experiences have been mostly in hotels especially in sales &
marketing departments. Tjok worked at Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel & Suite
(previously the Radisson) for 3,5 years as a Secretary to Director of Sales.
Tjok joined Kang GURU in late April 2005. Tjok is very happy to be a part of the
Kang GURU Team. She learnt her English in IALF 11 years ago Kevin was one of her
teachers way back then) and now she is actually working at IALF Bali in the
Kang GURU office.
Send Tjok an email –
tningrat@ialf.edu
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Ketut Darmika
Assistant Technical Officer
Darmika comes from Singaraja. He first moved to Denpasar when he got his first
job with Adi Computer from 1991-1993. He then worked for Was Bali Tours &
Travel for three years from 1993-1996 in the Program Division. He joined IALF
in 1997 as part of
Kang GURU
team. His main jobs are recording, editing, mixing program the
Kang GURU
Radio English. He also records the Class reading Sets and the popular KGRE
Teacher Packages. As technical officer he also provides assistance to fix
technical problems.
Send an email to Darmika –
kdarmika@ialf.edu
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A.A. Md. Eka Juni Artha (Gung De)
Sound Recording/Copying Assistant
Gung De was born in Denpasar and graduated from Technical High School in 1999.
He has been working for Kang GURU for one year. His main job is copying cassettes
and CDs for Kang GURU radio programs, ‘Listening and Reading Class Sets’, and Teacher
Package. He feels very lucky to be part of KGRE. He probably copies hundreds
and hudreds and hundreds of cassettes and CDs every month. Quality control is
important in his job.
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I Nyoman Sujarka
Office Assistant
I Nyoman Sujarka, or just call him Nyoman, is the newest KGRE staff member. He
joined KGRE early in March 2006. He helps KGRE by sending out magazines and
‘Listening and Reading Class Sets’, labeling
cassettes and CDs and other duties during the very busy weeks in KGRE. He is
very happy to work for KGRE and learn new experience.
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Mahendra
Technical Assistant
Mahendra was born in Kuta, Badung in Bali. He graduated from Technical Diploma
from Politeknik Negeri Bali in 2003. He joined IALF in 2004 and started working
for KGRE in 2005 as Multi Media assistant. His daily activity is producing and
mixing audiotracks for all KGRE programs including the latest Compilation
Cassettes/CDs of radio programs and Celebrity Interviews.
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Past KGRE Staff Members — what are they doing now?
Greg Clough
Greg was the original
Kapt. Kang GURU
back in the 1989. He is now Communications Specialist at the Center for International
Forestry Research [CIFOR] in Bogor, Indonesia.
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Walter Slamer
Walter was at Kang GURU from 1 Feb 1997 to 1 Feb 2000. Walter was also a writer for
the original series of 12 pilot programs in 1989 in Jakarta. He is now living
in Sydney. Here's an update from Walter received at Kang GURU.
Dear all my friends in Kangguru Land,
Since returning to Sydney in 2000 I have been teaching at The Centre For
English Teaching at The University of Sydney. Unhappily, we do not see many
Indonesian students come through our centre: (Right now I am coordinating an
advanced EAP program, and have students from Switzerland, Mexico, Taiwan,
Thailand, Italy and Saudi Arabia. It is a very international place!! But I
would love to see more Indonesians!
Also I am working as a researcher and producer at EssentialViewing (that's one
word!), a company making television documentaries. Mainly we have been making
documentaries about Indonesia, and this has allowed me to travel back to
Indonesia many times, although I was last in Bali 4 years ago! Currently we are
producing 3 programs about the relationship between Australia and Indonesia, so
I will be back there soon, and, hey!, maybe interviewing KG staff and listeners
about their view of the relationship between our countries. I often tell my
colleagues here about KG's motto,
“Good neighbours make good friends.”
As for my family, Ari, who was born in Semarang, is 14 and in Year 10 at high
school, Oliver, 11, is in Year 5 at primary school, and Louise has just
finished her Ph.d. and we have to call her Dr. Louise now!
Take care and enjoy
Kang GURU!!!!
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Walter returned to Bali in December
2006 for a special visit to KGRE.
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Rachel Pearson
Rachel left
Kang GURU
Radio English on March 10th, 2006.
Rachel returned to Ireland.
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Cheryl Reid
Cheryl left Kang GURU in July 2007 to return to Australia. She will return to teaching Indonesian language in a high school in Queensland.
‘It’s been a great experience working at Kang GURU. The best part was meeting such enthusiastic teachers, students and KGCC members.
Special thanks to the club leaders and members in Bali, East Java and Lombok who made me so welcome during my visits. I hope that you continue to participate actively in KGCC and, of course, continue to have fun with English.
I look forward to seeing you all again during my school holidays next year.’
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Maggie Brady
Maggie Brady worked with Kang Guru for only six months but in that time she did so much. Maggie finished with Kang Guru on December 17th to return to teaching at IALF Bali. Many thanks to Maggie for all of her hard work with clubs and especially for her work with the recent e-learning activities by SMP Joeys/Wallaby Mobs. Check out that wonderful activity in the December 2007 magazine. Thanks Maggie from all of us at Kang Guru and from the clubs too. |
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