DAM and Museums 2025

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. Prior to joining CLIR, Sharon spent 15 years providing program support to the University of Florida African American Studies Program, where she was instrumental in advancing the curriculum from certificate program to premiere degree program. Sharon loves to embrace the infinite historical contributions of the African diaspora, and blends them with contemporary civil rights, activism, and social issues in her poetry. Her passion for public service, education, and humanity is exemplified in every aspect of her life, and when in rest mode you can find her enjoying the simple moments with her family and pets.