Sadaf is a medical librarian with over seven years of experience across a range of healthcare settings—including government, academic, non-profit, and currently, the hospital world. In her current role, as one of the Outreach and Training Information Specialists at Unity Health Toronto, she has the pleasure of working closely with amazing nurses to support their information needs. She is deeply passionate about making health information accessible to all and is equally committed to building an inclusive and vibrant community of health librarians—something she’s especially excited to support in their role. When she’s not busy in the library world, you can usually find her making art, discovering new music, or hanging out with her cat, Cleo.

Sonya Panangaden is a library technician at Toronto Metropolitan University, specializing in accessibility and research help/information literacy. Sonya is currently enrolled in the Master of Information program at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information, with an expected graduation date of 2026.

Michelle Schwartz is a Liaison Librarian at the Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries, supporting the journalism, media, design, and music programs within the Creative School and the Faculty of Arts. She is a co-director of Lesbian and Gay Liberation in Canada (LGLC), an interactive digital resource for the study of LGBTQ2+ history in Canada.

Victoria James is a Medical Librarian at Toronto Metropolitan University’s newly established Bikram S. Dhillon and Family Medical Library, supporting the launch of the School of Medicine. She provides research assistance and instructional support to learners and faculty, helping shape the library’s role as a trusted space for research support, learning, and academic development. As part of the team, Victoria is building inclusive, accessible services that reflect the school’s commitment to equity and excellence in medical education.

Jenny Pierce, MS, is the Head of Research, Education and Outreach at Temple Health Sciences Libraries and the Head of Science, Technology, Engineering and Biomedicine Research and Instructional Services, Charles Library, Temple University. Her previous positions include working for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Rowan University and as the director of the AIDS Library and Critical Path Project. Currently she provides reference service and education to students, faculty, and staff at Temple University’s Health Science Campus as well as the clinical staff at Temple University Hospital.  Her work focuses on teaching searching skills, critical appraisal of resources, and supporting students, faculty, and staff publishing practices. 

Ashley Farrell (MLIS) has been an Information Specialist at the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto since 2016. She is a member of the Instruction Group and provides training sessions, research consultations, literature search and knowledge synthesis support to hospital staff, researchers and learners. She is the Editor of the Journal of Canadian Health Libraries Association/Journal de l’Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (JCHLA/JABSC). In her personal time, she enjoys reading, watching movies, and exploring the ravines and hiking trails around the city.

Melanie Anderson has been an Information Specialist in Library & Information Services at University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto since 2013. She works with the Instruction Group to plan, create and evaluate instruction services in the library, provides search, as well as providing training and consultation services to learners, health professionals, and researchers in several areas of UHN.  Outside of work she crafts, reads ands works to prevent her cat from tackling every lamp on sight.

Raluca Serban has been a Library Technician at the University Health Network since 2012. She is an active member of the Instruction Group and the Outreach Team, where she enjoys coordinating the workshop schedule, developing workshops, exploring the foundations of adult education and contributing to workshop promotion. Outside of work, Raluca keeps busy with her energetic six year old, fuels her days with copious amounts of coffee, and indulges in late night reading whenever she can.

Ruby Lindsay is a Health Sciences Librarian at the University of Saskatchewan. She has emerging research interests in academic librarian labour, data management, and scholarly communication.

I am a Health Sciences Librarian at the University of Manitoba. Over the years I have supported nearly every area of the health sciences, but I currently works closely with Pharmacy and Rehabilitation Science. After providing hundreds of hours of reference,  research, and instructional support to students and faculty, I am always looking for new or practical ways to provide better support for my patrons and their information needs.  My current areas of research are focused on the use of generative artificial intelligence in evidence-synthesis research, and the use of contributor statements in LIS research.

Katie Merriman (She/her) is a Teaching and Learning Librarian at McMaster Libraries, specializing in support for STEM students. Her professional interests include inclusive and engaging teaching practices, student support, teaching assessment, and knowledge Synthesis. Katie is passionate about helping students build strong research skills in a welcoming and supportive environment, and she advocates for the library as a safe and inclusive space for all.

Sarah Cairns (she/her) serves as the Education and Lifelong Learning Librarian at the McMaster University Health Sciences Library. Her professional interests include digital pedagogies, emerging technologies, and interdisciplinary evidence synthesis. Drawing from a longstanding fascination with the evolution of the online information landscape, Sarah is dedicated to merging her interest in technology with critical librarianship principles to apply engaging and human-centered teaching and learning methodologies in increasingly virtual- and technology-dependent educational contexts. 

Fiona Inglis is the liaison librarian for health sciences, kinesiology and psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. Prior to this role, she worked as a health sciences librarian at multiple Ontario colleges and at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Before becoming a librarian, she spent many years teaching English for academic purposes and studying applied linguistics.

Andrea Johnston is the Subject Librarian for Nursing and the Visual Arts at Red Deer Polytechnic. While Andrea began her career in public libraries in 2016, she transitioned to academia in 2023 when she became the Librarian at Alberta University of Arts before moving up the road to Red Deer, Alberta and starting her adventure at RDP in 2024. Andrea is passionate about information literacy, instruction, and creating positive learning environments. She finds tremendous joy in connecting with students and supporting them on their academic journey – especially when she can do it with a joke and a smile!