Board of Directors

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Lorisia MacLeod

Chair / Indigenous Ancestry Representative, 2023-2025

Lorisia MacLeod, a member of the James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, works as the Learning Services Librarian at The Alberta Library and is a member of the Library Association of Alberta.

Jessica Knoch

Vice Chair, Alberta Representative, 2022-2024

Jessica Knoch is the First Vice President of the Library Association of Alberta and is Manager of Library Development Services at Yellowhead Regional Library.

Andrea Cecchetto

Treasurer, Ontario Representative, 2022-2024

Andrea Cecchetto is the Director, Service Excellence at Markham Public Library and the Past President OLA 2020-2021

Ann Smith

Secretary, Atlantic Canada Representative 2023 - 2025

Ann Smith is the current Past-President of the Atlantic Provinces Library Association and is a Liaison Librarian in the Vaughan Memorial Library at Acadia University.

Brett Waytuck

Canadian Association of Research Libraries Representative, 2022-2024

Brett Waytuck is University Librarian at the University of Regina, and has worked in public, special, government, and academic libraries in Alberta, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. Brett is currently Chair of COPPUL, Vice-President of CARL, and the Canadian representative on the American Library Association’s Committee on Accreditation.

Mary Chevreau

CULC Representative, 2022-2024

Mary Chevreau is the CEO of Kitchener Public Library. She is Chair of the Canadian Urban Libraries Council and also represents the Large Urban Caucus on the Board of the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries.

Mélanie Raymond

Francophone Representative 2023 - 2025

Mélanie Raymond is the Area Manager for East Vaughan at Vaughan Public Libraries and a member of the Association des bibliothèques de l’Ontario-Franco.

Denis Chouinard

Quebec Representative, 2023-2025

Denis Chouinard is Head of division, Library, at the Town of Mount Royal public library, and president of the Association des bibliothèques publiques du Québec (ABPQ).

Tracey Therrien

British Columbia Representative 2023 - 2025

Tracey Therrien is the Chief Librarian at the Nelson Public Library and in-coming President of the British Columbia Library Association.

Brad Doerksen

Prairie Provinces Representative (Saskatchewan and Manitoba), 2022-2024

Brad Doerksen is the Student Success Librarian at the University of Regina. He is a past member of the Saskatchewan Library Association board and the Saskatchewan Multitype Library Board.