The 2024 Mortenson Center Associates Program will offer individuals working in a library and/or information services setting outside the United States an opportunity to explore critical issues and trends in the library field and engage with librarians implementing cutting-edge programs and services. Twelve Mortenson Center Associates make up the cohort and come from 11 countries: Azerbaijan, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of South Korea (2), Serbia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Transforming Libraries: New Roles and Impact – A Professional Development and Leadership Program for Library and Information Science (LIS) Professionals will engage participants in learning about novel and inventive practices and services in areas such as:
- User-centered Services
- Sustainable Development
- Emerging Trends and Technologies
- Leadership, Communication and Managing Change
- Library Assessment and Impact
- Digital and Print Collections and Repositories
- Multiple literacies
- International Professional Networking

Standing from left to right: Mohammed Mirza, Pakistan; Elizabeth Malabanan, Philippines; Vafa Mammadova, Azerbaijan; Jessica Lewis Marshall, Jamaica; Chintan Pandya, India; Liya Louis, Qatar; Yunjin Choi, South Korea; James Nyakundi, Kenya.
Seated: Daniela Skokovic, Serbia; Yoonju Gal, South Korea; Khadija Muhsin, United Arab Emirates; Prince Dwomoh, Ghana.
Visit the Associates’ individual profiles and blog posts by clicking below:
- Yunjin Choi (South Korea): Profile :: Blog posts
- Prince Dwomoh (Ghana): Profile :: Blog posts
- Yoonju Gal (South Korea): Profile :: Blog posts
- Jessica Lewis Marshall (Jamaica): Profile :: Blog posts
- Liya Louis (Qatar): Profile :: Blog posts
- Elizabeth Malabanan (Philippines): Profile :: Blog posts
- Vafa Mammadova (Azerbaijan): Profile :: Blog posts
- Mohammed Mirza (Pakistan): Profile :: Blog posts
- Khadija Muhsin (United Arab Emirates): Profile :: Blog posts
- James Nyakundi (Kenya): Profile :: Blog posts
- Chintan Pandya (India): Profile :: Blog posts
- Daniela Skokovic (Serbia): Profile :: Blog posts