Sonya Durney (she/her) is the President of the Maine Library Association, a member of the American Library Association Policy Corp, and the Scholarly Communication Research & Teaching Librarian at the University of New England. Sonya earned her MLIS from Simmons College, a BA in Political Science from Framingham State University, and a doctoral degree in Public Policy with a focus on Educational Leadership from the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine. When not advocating for equitable access to information, she enjoys the Maine outdoors with her husband, son, and spoiled chocolate lab!