CAA Management

The CAA is governed by an elected National Executive. There is also a National Director to handle the day-to-day affairs of the CAA.

CAA National Executive

Honorary National President - Fred Kerner
Past President - Gillian Foss
President - Joan Eyolfson Cadham
Co-Vice-President - Anita Purcell
Co-Vice-President - Anthony Dalton
Secretary-Treasurer - Deborah Ranchuk

Regional Vice-Presidents

Alberta - Suzanne Harris
Atlantic Region - Vacant
British Columbia Region - Bernice Lever
Eastern Ontario Region - Claire Sullivan
Manitoba-Saskatchewan Region - Vacant
Rideau-St. Lawrence Region - Ken Kalman
Southwestern Ontario Region - Vacant

Standing Committee Chairs

Awards Committee Chair - Anthony Dalton
Membership Committee Chair - Lloyd Graham
Publications Committee Chair - Paul Cormack

Branch Presidents

Alberta - Margaret MacPherson
Montreal - Ken Kalman
Niagara - Evan Kenney
Okanagan - Grace Dodds
Ottawa - Sharyn Heagle
Peterborough - R. L. Stephenson-Read
Temiskaming - Deborah Ranchuk
Toronto - Bianca Lakoseljac
Vancouver - Margaret Hume
Victoria and the Islands - Russ Harvey
Waterloo-Wellington - Matthew Bin

Special Committee Chairs

Advocacy Committee Chair - Mickey Turnbull-Coughlin
By-Laws Committee Chair - Vacant
Conference Advisory Committee Chair - Claire Sullivan
Contract Assistance Committee Chair - Bernice Lever
Fundraising Committee Chair - Vacant
Marketing & Communications - Vacant
New Programs Committee Chair - Vacant
Special Projects Committee Chair - Anita Purcell
Strategic Planning Committee Chair - Matthew Bin

Representatives on Other Groups

Access Copyright Representative - Cora Taylor
Book & Periodical Council - Anita Purcell
Canadian Copyright Institute Representative - Matthew Bin
Canadian Copyright Institute Alternate Representative - Anita Purcell
Public Lending Rights Representative - Bernice Lever

Other Appointed Positions

National Newsline Editor - Anne Osborne
Webmaster - Russ Harvey

The CAA National Office

The Canadian Authors Association maintains a national office staffed by our National Director, Alec McEachern. The balance of the administration is done by volunteers across the country.

Please view our contact guidelines to help us speed up the processing of your requests.

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