Our Board and Staff

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.

Karen Gansel

Co-Chair

Travis Croken

Co-Chair

Margaret Anne Hume

Past Chair

Christopher Gorman

Vice-Chair

Doug Jordan

Treasurer

Robert W. Mackay

Secretary; Regional Director, British Columbia and Yukon

Robin van Eck

Regional Director, Alberta and Northwest Territories

Robert Longpré

Regional Director, Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Melanie Marttila

Regional Director, Ontario

Nduka Otiono

Director

Member Profile

Pamela Paterson

Director

Brian Douglas

Brian Douglas

Director

Ethan Allan

Director

Our Staff

The day-to-day operations are currently managed remotely by our part-time administrator, who works Monday through Thursday.

Brandi Tanner

office[at]canadianauthors[dot]org

Notice: The national office will be closed from Friday, July 8, to Monday morning, July 18, 2022.