Erick Toussaint worked at Fokal (Fondation Connaissance et Liberté) from 2009 to 2022 as a trainer first, then as the Library Program Coordinator. He was a member of the second cohort of INELI (International Network of Emerging Library Innovators) organized by the Global Libraries division at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He previous served as personal and institutional member of the executive council of ACURIL (Association of the Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries) and is currently the actual vice-president of the Association. He has previously worked in a community library and has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

Dr. Jeannette Lebrón Ramos has experience in library environments since the year 2000. She has dedicated his professional life to libraries and the training of their users. She currently works as a teaching librarian, reference service coordinator virtual in the Library System of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. At an academic level, she has a doctorate in Documentation: Archives and Libraries in the Digital Environment from the Carlos III University of Madrid, a master's degree in Administration Public and another in Sciences and Information Technologies, both from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.

Dr. Lebron has actively participated in offering presentations and/or training workshops in professional activities in the information field in Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Brazil, Chile. Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, El Salvador, Estados Unidos,  Haití, México, Perú, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Suriname among others.

She is currently the president of the Latin American and Caribbean Division of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLALAC) and recently coordinated the International Advocacy Seminar of this same organization and which was held in Puerto Rico from February 27 – March 1. She was the president of the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL) 2021-2022 and ACURIL, Puerto Rico Chapter (2012-2021). He is a member of the Board of ACURIL and of ACURIL Chapter of Puerto Rico.

In June 2023 he received ACURIL's Caribbean Information Professional of the Year award.

Lianne Leonora is a Curaçaon historian and social activist who researches social, cultural and political effects of colonialism on identity formation and nation building in the former Dutch colonies through the lens of critical race theories studies, post- and decolonial studies and critical discourse theories. She currently serves as Senior Information Specialist in charge of conserving the Dutch Caribbean Cultural Heritage and Jewish Archives of the Mikvé-Israël Emanuel Congregation of Curaçao at Mongui Maduro Library, Curaçao. She is an IFLA Licenced Caribbean Trainer for the Building Strong Libraries Associations Program and collaborates with local and international organizations. One of her professional life goals is to collect and share knowledge, raise awareness about conservation and documentation of Cultural Heritage and Caribbean History with a focus on ensuring a de-colonial and/or inclusive and truly accessible documentation of the cultural heritage while highlighting local, regional and global connections.

Nitzah Jacobus started working at the National Library of Curaçao in 2008, in the cataloging department. She has a Bachelor degree in Fine Arts & Design with a specialization in Audiovisual Design and a degree in Media, Information and Digital Literacy. During the years working in the Library she worked on different projects for schools, reading promotion programs, media literacy and exhibitions. In 2010 she became the program manager for the schools and next to that she developed the literature museum based in the National Library.

From 2012- 2016 she’s been Coordinating the department responsible for the digital cataloging and the collection department of the Library. As of 2016 I’ve been a member of the management team, and since July 2018 serving as the acting director of the library for almost two years.  In 2022 she was the Chair of the Local Organizing Committee for the 51th Acuril Conference in Curaçao, while being the Deputy Director of the Library and since September 2022 she is the Acting Director of the National Library of Curaçao.