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 June 2018, our Board members are:
Margaret Hume | National Chair |
Matthew Bin | Past National Chair, acting Treasurer |
Scott Overton | 2nd Vice-Chair, Regional Director, Ontario |
Robert Mackay | Secretary, Regional Director, British Columbia & Yukon |
Ronald Hore | Regional Director, Manitoba & Saskatchewan |
Arlene Smith | Regional Director, Ontario |
Les Magyar | Director at Large |
Karen Gansel | Director at Large |
The day-to-day operations of Canadian Authors are managed by our executive director, Anita Purcell. You can reach her at apurcell @ canadianauthors (dot) org. Until August 30, we also have a YMCA Youth Quest intern, Julia Morris, serving as administrative Assistant. You can reach her at admin @ canadianauthors(dot) org or 705 325 3926, ext. 200.