Board of Directors
Current Board
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Carolyn Caseñas (term ends 2027; renewable)
Chief Librarian, New Westminster Public Library
Erin Howard (term ends 2027, renewable)
Director of Learning Services at Camosun College
Roën Janyk, Chair (term ends 2027; renewable)
Associate Dean, Teachning and Learning Innovations, Okanagan College
Noreen Ma, Vice Chair (term ends 2027; renewable)
Manager, Community Development, Burnaby Public Library (BC)
Mari Martin, ex officio
Director, Public Libraries Branch – BC Ministry of Municipal Affairs (BC)
Alison Moss, Governance Chair (term ends 2027; renewable)
Director, Parkland Regional Library, Manitoba
Claire Paradis (term ends 2027; renewable)
Library Director, Nakusp Public Library
Susan Walters (term ends 2027, renewable)
Chief Librarian of Richmond Public Library
Hillary Webb, Finance Chair (term ends 2028; 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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- Fall 2026 Board Meeting Schedule – pending
Recent Meetings
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- June 2026 Annual General Meeting date – June 18, 2026
- May 20, 2026 – Minutes are pending approval
- March 18, 2026
- January 28, 2026
- November 19, 2025
- September 24, 2025
- June 19, 2025 – Annual General Meeting | Draft Minutes (to be approved at AGM 2026)
- May 21, 2025
- March 19, 2025
- January 29, 2025
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 2025)
- Review every 5 years, starting 2021
- Privacy and Security Management Plan (Updated 2026)
- 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
- Third Party Vendor Management Policy (Updated 2026)
- Review every 5 years, starting 2026
- Travel Expense Policy and Form
- Review annually
- Worksafe Policy Revised 2020 & Respectful Workplace Policy – accessible version pending
- Review every 5 years, starting 2020