YRCABC: Leadership

Directors  
President Marilyn MacPherson

Marilyn is a librarian with a passion for developing children’s literacy and promoting Canadian Kidlit. As a school trustee in Jasper, Alberta, Marilyn founded a writer-in residence program which introduced kids and the community to local authors like Jan Truss, W. O. Mitchell, and Rudy Wiebe. In her free time, Marilyn likes to bike and read, but not at the same time!

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Vice-President Vacant
 

 

Treasurer Angela Andersen

Angela has an extensive background in financial management and is the owner of Andersen Barker and Company that publishes What’s On! Port Coquitlam Magazine. A passionate advocate for mental health, Angela also had a deep commitment to building community and has created work experience programs for women, is a past President of the Rotary Club of Port Coquitlam, and serves on the Board of the Port Coquitlam Community Foundation.

Contact: treasurer@redcedaraward.ca

Secretary

Zoe Zhang

Contact:  secretary@redcedaraward.ca

   
Director-at-Large William Chen
   
Managers  
   
Social Media Manager

Vacant

IT/Web Manager

William Chen

Intellectual Freedom Manager

Vacant

Privacy Manager

William Chen

Human Resources Manager

Vacant

Records Manager

Vacant

Governance Manager

Vacant

Marketing/
Communications Manager

Vacant

Development Manager

Vacant

Community 
Relations Manager

Vacant

   
Red Cedar Book Awards Team  
Publisher Relations Manager

Ceileigh Mangalam

Contact:  publisher.relations@redcedaraward.ca

Curriculum Content; Fiction Team Lead  Lisa Vaness
   
Curriculum Content: Non-Fiction Team Lead Vacant
   

Selection Manager

Marilyn MacPherson

Selections: Fiction Team Lead

Amanda Brookes

Selections: Non-Fiction Team Lead Fran Ashdown
   
Author/Illustrator Interview Manager Thea Wilson-Scorgie
   
Content Manager Vacant