AGM 2024 Board Nominees – Biographies

Hillary Webb is the Systems + Technical Services Librarian and liaison to the Faculty of Culture + Community at Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECU). In her role she has been instrumental in building an open access institutional repository, which showcases and preserves works created by the ECU community. As chair of the ECU Research Data Management (RDM) Committee, Hillary works closely with the Research Office, Research Ethics Board, IT department, research lab directors, and faculty members to carry out the institutional RDM strategy. She shows her commitment to collaboration and cooperation as a current member of the Emily Carr Faculty Association executive, Sitka Post-sec Cataloguing Working Group, BC-ELN Arca Advisory Committee, and in her participation on ECU library committees for Decolonization + Indigenization and Exhibitions. Informed by her professional life and artistic practice, Hillary believes that meaningful and tangible change occurs through building connections.

 

Suzanne Rackover is the current Director, Library + Academic Success Centre, and CAPER-BC at snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ | Langara College. From 2016-2022, she held the role of University Librarian at Emily Carr University of Art + Design (a Sitka Consortium member). Suzanne is currently the Incoming President of the British Columbia Library Association (BCLA) and has been actively involved in a variety of professional organizations including being on the executive board of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) and two terms as President of the Council of Post-Secondary Library Directors of BC (CPSLD).   As an academic Library Director, I am eager to contribute my expertise to the board of a cooperative that supports libraries across Canada. My role has equipped me with a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by libraries, particularly in optimizing resource sharing and enhancing service delivery. By serving on this board, I aim to foster good governance and innovative solutions that will strengthen our library networks and enrich our communities. BCLC’s commitment to Open is particularly appealing as we grapple with issues of access and affordability for our libraries and our users. I am enthusiastic about the possibility of working alongside my colleagues in the knowledge sector to further our shared mission of empowering libraries and their patrons.