Champion Spotlight: Dina Meky

Dina MekyDina Meky is a Reference and Instruction Librarian at Berkeley College in New Jersey. She got her BA in Journalism and Mass Communications with minors in Middle Eastern Studies and English from the American University in Cairo in 2013. She received her MSLIS from Syracuse University in 2015. Dina is a 2013-2014 ALA Spectrum Scholar, a 2016-2017 NJLA Emerging Leader, member of ACRL, a reviewer for Emerald’s Reference Review Journal and is currently secretary for the NJLA Diversity and Outreach committee. You can find Dina binge watching The Great British Bake-Off and testing out recipes while pretending to compete from her kitchen.

Dina is a Spectrum Champion! She has graciously volunteered to serve as a Cohort Champion working on outreach to the 2013-2014 Class of Spectrum Scholars. If you are a Scholar from this year please consider emailing Dina to learn more about how you can help support Spectrum’s 20th Anniversary: A Celebration of Community. Cohort Champions have also committed to organizing a networking event in their region, activism, and fundraising efforts.