After 22 years of dedicated service, Heather McConnell, who first served as associate director (2007) and then director (2020) for RNAO’s IABPG Centre, retired in December 2023. Dr. Michelle Rey-Lloyd joined the association in early November as director, acknowledging that McConnell is “leaving tremendously large shoes to fill.” “I am very proud of the impact our collective work has had through the BPG program and the BPSO social movement,” McConnell says. “It has been a privilege to be part of this committed team, and I know that with Michelle’s leadership, the program will continue to thrive and explore new ways to enhance the uptake and sustainability of evidence in practice.” Rey-Lloyd, who holds a MSc and BScH from Queen’s University and earned her PhD from the University of Toronto, previously worked at RNAO as an associate director of evidence and guideline development from 2015 to 2017. She is making her return to the organization to lead a growing team at home office as well as an international network of organizations that are involved in the Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) program. “I’m excited to return to RNAO and continue to strengthen integration across the pillars of BPG development, implementation and evaluation,” Rey-Lloyd says. “RNAO has generated an abundance of knowledge and real-world evidence thanks to BPGs and the work of BPSOs. My goal is to further support the scale and spread of the program overall, and to build on RNAO’s contribution to the field of implementation science.” Before joining RNAO, Rey-Lloyd was the executive data officer and director of Centre for Data Intelligence and Innovation at Ontario’s Inspectorate of Policing. She has also held director roles at Cancer Care Ontario, Western University, Health Quality Ontario and leadership roles at other organizations including the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.