On behalf of our hardworking committee and many community supporters, we thank you for your interest in our festival and sincerely hope that you and your family will discover many wonderful stories at Telling Tales – stories that you will cherish and share with others throughout your life. We hope that you will return often with friends and family as we grow our festival.
~ Susan Jasper, Executive Director
Telling Tales Board of Directors
Executive:
Chair, Gillian O’Reilly, Author, Freelance Editor, former Editor of Canadian Children’s Book News, involved with Telling Tales since 2009
Chair-Elect, Laura J. Lukasik, Manager of Tourism, City of Brampton, involved with Telling Tales since 2009
Treasurer, Cindy Alaimo, President, CPA, Treasury Management Services, involved with Telling Tales since 2016
Board Members:
Paul Berton, Editor-in-Chief, The Hamilton Spectator, involved with Telling Tales since 2017
Tyler Cowie, Designer/Consultant, former founder of factor[e] design initiative and Parallel Digital Studio
Emily Ecker, M.A.Ed, Manager of Community Access and Engagement, Mohawk College, involved with Telling Tales since 2017
Past Chair, Richard Koroscil, President and CEO, Korlon Strategic Services Inc., involved with Telling Tales since 2017
Alyssa Lai, Project and Communications Coordinator, Socrates Project, McMaster University involved with Telling Tales since 2017
Madeleine Levy, Community Relations, Marketing and Fundraising Professional, involved with Telling Tales since 2017
Telling Tales Contract Staff
Susan Jasper – Executive Director, Chair and founder, involved since before 2009
Tracey Warren, Manager of Program and Development, involved since 2015
Katherine Kleeb, Manager of Communications and Development, Jan 2019
Rebecca Hicks, Administrative Assistant, – Jan 2019
Laura Van Alphen, School Liaison, involved since 2018
Janet Canavan –Chair of Volunteer Recruitment, also represents Rotary clubs of Burlington and Hamilton, Co-Host, involved since 2017
Co-Hosts
Representatives from our Co-Hosts; Westfield, Hamilton Public Library, Royal Botanical Gardens, Rotary Clubs of Burlington and Hamilton
Rondalyn Brown – Manager, Westfield Heritage Village, Hamilton Conservation Authority, Co-Host, involved with since 2009
Lisa Radha Weaver, Director, Collections and Program Development, Hamilton Public Library, Co-host, involved since 2018
Janet Canavan –Chair of Volunteer Recruitment, also represents Rotary clubs of Burlington and Hamilton, Co-Host, involved since 2017
Jason Van Veen, Manager of Customer Promotions, RBG, 2018
Steering Committee Chairs and Advisors
Naomi Brun, Hamilton Public Library, Chair of Selection Committee, since 2015.
Jeff Burnham, Goodminds, Indigenous Advisor, since 2016
Sharon Campbell-Springstead, Selection Committee
Duane Dahl, Boys and Girls Club of Hamilton, Transportation and Logistics Committee, since 2009
Joe Hamilton, Rotary Club of Hamilton AM, Finance and Admin Committee
Melissa Hefferman, Volunteer Recruitment Committee since 2016
Lisa Hunter, Program Committee
Christina Jager, Westfield Heritage Village, Program Committee
Heather Kanabe, Consultant
John Madalena, Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board, Transportation co-chair, involved since 2017
Donna Millard, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, Chair of Transportation Committee, involved since 2015
Laura Neher, Bookswap
Koren Nichol, Hamilton Public Library, Selection committee since 2018
Nancy Penney, Rotary Club of Burlington Central, Recruitment Committee since 2018
Marie Robbins, Rotary Club of Hamilton, Volunteer Recruitment Committee since 2009
Itah Sadu, A Different Booklist, Cultural Diversity advisor, since 2016
Alyssa Seul, Hamilton Public Library, Selection Committee since 2015
Autumn Stadtlander, Volunteer Recruitment Committee since 2019
Morgan Stanek, Hamilton Literacy Council, Book Swap Committee
Consultants
Heather Kanabe
Second Order
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