Board of Directors 2008-2009
President
Jo-Anne Naslund
Education Librarian
University of British Columbia
Jo-Anne Naslund currently works as an Education Librarian in the Education Library at the University of British Columbia. She has worked as a teacher and teacher-librarian in schools in Alberta, British Columbia and Melbourne, Australia. Her research interests focus on information literacy, teacher education, school libraries together with Canadian children's literature and adolescent reading interests. She has authored library publications and taught library courses in teacher-librarianship at the Universities of Melbourne, Alberta and British Columbia. Her educational background is a BA, BEd, MEd. and MLIS.
Vice-President
Maria Martella
Owner
Tinlids Inc.
Maria is the owner of Tinlids Inc., a Canadian wholesaler of children's and young adult books for schools and public libraries.
Treasurer
Diane Davy
President
Castledale Inc.
Diane Davy is President of Castledale Inc, a consulting company specializing in the business side of the cultural industries. Her areas of expertise include business and strategic planning, corporate structure and management, revenue generation (including fund-raising and sponsorships), board governance, and other related topics.
Board Members
Elly Barlin-Daniels
Publicist
Elly Barlin-Daniels is a communications specialist, with an expertise in children's media and entertainment programming. She has worked as a publicist for many organizations including the CTV Network and the Corporation of Roy Thomson Hall and Massey Hall. In addition to the Canadian Children's Book Centre, Elly serves on the Board of Governors of Toronto's Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, and on the Board of Directors of the Harold Green Toronto Jewish Theatre. She also acts as career and artistic advisor to Juno Award-winning children's entertainers Jack Grunsky and Martha Johnson.
Karen Boersma
Publisher
Kids Can Press
As publisher at Kids Can Press, Karen oversees the editorial and design departments and works with the publishing team to develop both the long- and short-term publishing goals of the company. She also oversees the international rights department. Prior to her current position, Karen was the rights director for Kids Can Press, rights and export manager for Groundwood Books, associate editor at the University of Toronto Press and publicist for Doubleday Canada.
Sharon Jennings
Author
Sharon Jennings began her career in the publishing world as a textbook editor. Inspired by her children, she made the switch to author and has now written over 60 books for young people. Sharon teaches a course on writing for the children's market at Ryerson University in Toronto and is a frequent speaker in classrooms and libraries across Canada.
Diane Langston
Manager, Children's Books and School Collection Development
United Library Services
Diane is the manager of Children’s Books and School Collection Development with United Library Services in Calgary, Alberta. In addition to her role in developing library collections for new schools and creating curriculum related bibliographies, Diane has played continuing roles related to the Kaleidoscope conferences. As well, she has collaborated with UBC’s Ron Jobe to utilize visiting British authors or illustrators as part of Children’s Literature Roundtable dinners in Calgary. Diane is also presently involved in the awareness-raising activities of the Alberta Coalition for School Libraries.
Terri Pamenter
Donor
In addition to work experience in the field of marketing, Terri has a great deal of volunteer experience working with non-profits in organizing events and fundraising. Most recently, Terri was a member of the CCBC’s fundraising committee and she currently provides on-going volunteer service at the CCBC.
Maureen Sawa
Author and Librarian
Director, Public Service and Community Development
Hamilton Public Library
Maureen is presently the Director of Public Service and Community Development with the Hamilton Public Library in Hamilton, Ontario. A graduate of the University of Toronto’s FLIS and the recipient of the Ontario Library Association’s ‘Children’s Librarian of the Year’ Award, Maureen is an executive member of the Canadian Association of Public Libraries (a division of the Canadian Library Association) and a past president of the Canadian Association of Children’s Librarians. Maureen has presented at numerous conferences, industry workshops and schools on a wide variety of topics relating to innovative service development and librarianship. Maureen is also the author of CarSmarts: Hot Tips for the Car Crazy (with Phil Edmonston) and The Library Book.
Eric Walters
Author
Holding degrees in Arts, Education and Social Work, Eric was a classroom teacher of Kindergarten to Grade 8 from 1990 – 2003 with the Peel District Board of Education in Mississauga, Ontario. He has also been employed in a number of social work settings between 1986 and the present, and he still practices as a part-time crisis social worker with Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga. An award-winning author, Eric has written more than 40 novels for juvenile audiences since the 1994 publication of Stand Your Ground.
Margie Wolfe
Publisher
Second Story Press
Margie Wolfe is currently the publisher and owner of Second Story Press but started her career at Women’s Press in 1976. Former president of the Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario, today she sits on the boards of Humber College’s publishing program, the Association for the Export of Canadian Books, Facing History and Ourselves, as well as the Association of Canadian Publishers.