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Staff & Board

Staff

  • Sarah Felkar

    Executive Director

  • Asna Shaikh

    Program Manager

  • Tenaya Fogelman

    Communications and Marketing Content Coordinator

  • Ashley Kim

    Administration and Member Services Coordinator

2026/27 Books BC
Board of Directors

CHAIR

Laraine Coates

Assistant Director of Marketing and Business Development, UBC Press (Vancouver)

VICE-CHAIR

Michelle Simms

Director of Digital Initiatives, Orca Book Publishers (Victoria)

TREASURER

Eve Rickert

Publisher, Thornapple Press and CanScience Books (Victoria)

SECRETARY

Brian Kaufman

Publisher, Anvil Press (Vancouver)

Directors at Large

Jennifer Croll

Editorial Director, Greystone Books (Vancouver)

Cynara Geissler

Director of Marketing and Publicity, Arsenal Pulp Press (Vancouver)

Erin Kirsh

Marketing and Communications, Talonbooks (Vancouver)

Past Chair

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