Kang GURU Staff Profiles
2010
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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 Kusumastuti
ELT Media and Communications Co-ordinator
Ayu Kusumastuti, a long time English teacher at IALF Bali and friend of Kang GURU joined Kang GURU in
January 2008 and will be working with the Kang Guru team until the end of 2008, possibly into 2009 as well. 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 Kang Guru magazines, Teacher
Packages, Listening &
Reading Class Sets, promotional items and merchandise. One final and very important responsibility is for the
day to day communications with language clubs in the Kang Guru 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 Kang Guru 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 Kang Guru. 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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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 Kang Guru 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.
‘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 in 2007 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 her e-learning activities by SMP Joeys/Wallaby Mobs.
Maggie returned to KGI in 2009 to assist Sue with the development and writing of the new 'Listen & Learn' Teacher Packages for SMP and SMA - well done and thanks Maggie. |
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