Sharon M. Burney is a program officer with the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), where she supports the Recordings at Risk, Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices, and Digitizing Hidden Special Collections grant programs. Sharon specializes in academic, cultural heritage, community, and institutional support systems, navigating administrative policy adherence with an interpersonal connection that promotes community building. She is the host and co-producer of the award-winning HBCU Library Alliance Tour, season three of CLIR’s Material Memory podcast.