As a registered charity and a national arts service organization, Canadian Authors is governed by a volunteer board of directors. Board members are elected by the membership at an Annual General Meeting for a period of two years.
Following our AGM in May 2019, our Board members are:
| Margaret Hume | National Chair |
| Matthew Bin | Past National Chair, acting Treasurer |
| Scott Overton | 2nd Vice-Chair |
| Robert Mackay | Secretary, Regional Director, British Columbia & Yukon |
| Ronald Hore | Regional Director, Manitoba & Saskatchewan |
| Arlene Smith | Regional Director, Ontario |
| Karen Gansel | Regional Director, Ontario |
| Melanie Marttila | Director |
The day-to-day operations of Canadian Authors are managed by our executive director, Anita Purcell. You can reach her at apurcell(AT)canadianauthors(DOT)org or at 705 955-0716.