Board of Directors
Current Board
Read our board members’ biographies >>
Deb Hutchison Koep, Chair (term ends 2026; renewable)
Chief Librarian, North Vancouver City Library (BC)
David Christensen, Vice-Chair and Treasurer (term ends 2025; non-renewable)
Library Program and Policy Analyst, Public Library Services Branch, Sport, Culture and Heritage (Manitoba)
Clint Curle, Secretary (term ends 2025; renewable)
Library Director, South Interlake Regional Library (MB)
Jacqueline Kozak (term ends 2025; renewable)
Library Director, Radium Hot Springs Public Library (BC)
Shirley Lew, (term ends 2025; renewable)
Dean, School of Arts & Sciences, Vancouver Community College (BC)
Noreen Ma, (term ends 2025; renewable)
Manager, Community Development, Burnaby Public Library (BC)
Mari Martin, ex officio
Director, Public Libraries Branch – BC Ministry of Municipal Affairs (BC)
Suzanne Rackover, (term ends 2026; renewable)
Director, Library Services and Learning Commons – Langara College & CAPER (BC)
Hillary Webb, (term ends 2026; renewable)
Librarian – Emily Carr University (BC)
Board Meetings
Co-op members are invited to address the board at the beginning of board meetings. If you wish to address the board, please send one week’s prior notice to the Executive Director’s office (office@bc.libraries.coop). In the interests of efficiency, we ask for a limit of 15 minutes per member delegation, though further discussion and conversation may follow.
Upcoming Meetings
All meeting times are 10:00-11:30 am Pacific, unless noted otherwise.
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- January 15, 2025
- February 19, 2025
- March 19, 2025
- May 21, 2025
- June 19, 2025 – Annual General Meeting, 10am-noon Pacific
Recent Meetings
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- November 20, 2024 – minutes are pending approval
- September 19, 2024 – minutes are pending approval
- June 20, 2024 – Annual General Meeting | BCLC AGM 2024 Main Agenda Package
- May 8, 2024
- March 13, 2024
- February 21, 2024
- January 17, 2024
Previous years’ minutes available in the Board Archive.
Board Policies
The Co-op’s standalone policy documents (and review schedules) currently include:
- Board Director Confidentiality Policy
- Review every 5 years, starting 2020
- Board Director Conflict of Interest Policy
- Review every 5 years, starting 2020
- Business Expense Policy
- Review every 5 years, starting 2021
- Credit Card Policy
- Memorandum of Association
- Operating Reserve Fund Policy
- Review annually, starting in 2021
- Open Source (FOSS) Contribution Policy
- Review every 5 years, starting 2021
- People Policy (Updated 2023)
- Review every 5 years, starting 2021
- Privacy & Security Management Plan
- Review every 5 years, starting 2019
- Rules of Association (updated 2023)
- Review every 5 years, starting 2023
- Service Management Agreement
- Review every 5 years, starting 2020
- Travel Expense Policy & Form
- Review annually
- WorkSafe BC Health & Safety Policy & Respectful WorkPlace Addendum – accessible version pending
- Review every 5 years, starting 2020