About Braille Literacy Canada

Board of Directors

Daphne Hitchcock
President
Photograph - Daphne Hitchcock
Joined the board in 2017; became Vice President in 2018, and President in 2022
Kim Kilpatrick
Vice President
Photograph - Kim Kilpatrick
Joined the board in 2016; became Secretary in 2018; became Vice President in 2022.
Riane LaPaire
Treasurer
Joined the board as Treasurer in 2022
Jen Jesso
Secretary
Photograph - Jen Jesso
Joined the board in 2016, and became Secretary in 2022
Natalie Martiniello
Past President
Photograph - Natalie Martiniello
Joined the board in 2013 as Secretary, becoming President in 2018.
Adam Wilton
Director
Photograph - Adam Wilton
Joined the board in 2021
Anthony Tibbs
Director
Photograph - Anthony Tibbs
Joined the board in 2016 as Treasurer; became a Director in 2022.
Ashley Shaw
Director
Photograph - Ashley Shaw
Joined the board in 2020
Cathy Ausman
Director
Representing the W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind. Served on the board 2013-2019 and rejoined in 2021.
Glenda Parsons
Director
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Representing APSEA; Joined the board in 2019
Joan McGouran
Director
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Representative of CNIB; Joined the board in 2023
Leo Bissonnette
Director
Representing Canadian Council of the Blind; Joined the board in 2023
Marilyn Rushton
Director
Joined the board in 2023
Maryse Glaude-Beaulieu
Director
Joined the board in 2023
Shawn Lebrun
Director
Allyant representative; Joined the board in 2022
Tami Grenon
Director
Photograph - Tami Grenon
Joined the board in 2020

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