Sunni Nishimura Appointed Next BC ELN Executive Director

BC ELN's next Executive Director is Sunni Nishimura!

Effective September 4, 2023, Sunni will take on the Executive Director position for a five-year term. Sunni is well known in the BC ELN and Canadian library consortia communities as she has held a variety of roles at BC ELN over the past 17 years. She has been the Operations Manager at BC ELN and eHLbc since 2021. Prior to this role, she was Manager of BC ELN & eHLbc from 2015 – 2020, and she has also worked as the Coordinator of the AskAway Provincial Chat Reference Service. She is well versed in all areas of BC ELN’s operations, and is now poised to lead the organization. She holds an MLIS from the University of BC and an MA and BA from the University of Victoria

Nishimura’s appointment comes as the result of an international search, with input from members of the BC ELN community and the Steering Committee. On her appointment, Nishimura commented: “I believe a healthy BC ELN consortium is critical to support a thriving community of diverse post-secondary library partners. I look forward to leading the stellar BC ELN team and a resilient BC ELN consortium into the next five years with joy, hope, and collective engagement.”

Congratulations Sunni!