Bernie Heard - Director of Operations
Afaf Al-Shammari - Lead Community Connector
Jennifer Jones - Programs Manager
Marian Abboud - Curator, Multilingual Creativity
Natalia Bragaru - LIB Consultant Book Buyer
Jonathon Kelley - Distribution Manager, LOST IN BOOKS
Mary Andaryous - Arabic Language Writing Academy Instructor (Beginners)
Jane Stratton - Founder / CEO
CURRENT STUDENT PLACEMENTS
Ebtihal Wrour, Social Work Student
Ebtihal is studying social work/criminal and community justice at Western Sydney University. Ebtihal is from Sudan but was born in Egypt and came to Australia 21 years ago. Lost in Books is her first placement, and she is very excited to gain experience and knowledge in a company that is helping individuals from various backgrounds. She hopes to utilise her own experiences to help others within the community. In the past year, she has worked with Services Australia assisting individuals across all states.
Languages: Arabic, English
Hakima Yosufi, Social Work Student
Hakima Yosufi is currently completing her Bachelor of Social Work at Western Sydney University. Hakima comes from an Afghan refugee background. She aims to use her life experiences as additional skills and knowledge in serving her purpose of supporting members of the culturally and linguistically diverse community to meet their needs and wants. Hakima joins our team in her first student work placement in the Social Work field.
Languages: Hazarigi, Dari and English