President | Laura Warner
Laura is a Media Librarian in the Content Management department at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Since graduation with her MLIS and MPA degrees from Dalhousie in 2007 she has held several positions within CBC’s Libraries and Archives. She has also been the Business and Economics Liaison Librarian with Wilfrid Laurier University. Laura has been actively volunteering with the SLA Toronto Chapter since 2008 when she took on the role of New Information Professionals Program Coordinator and in 2010 she took on the responsibility of Technology Director. Laura also loves blogging, reading, cycling, but most of all raising her three-year-old daughter.
President-Elect | Kimberly Silk
Kim has over fifteen years of digital media experience and is actively engaged in the interactive media, library and education industries. Since 2008 she has been the Data Librarian at the Martin Prosperity Institute, a think-tank at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. Between 2001 and 2009 her consultancy, BrightSail, served a variety of clients including corporate, academic, government, and non-profit organizations. Kim has a particular passion for digital collections and online communities. As a librarian, she prides herself on understanding how to provide the right information to the right audience at the right time, with a focus on providing a positive and rewarding user experience. Kim believes in giving back to the profession, and is actively involved in several professional associations; she was President of the Faculty of Information Alumni Association (2009-2011) is a member of the Canadian Library Association’s T-SLIS network, and is President-Elect of the Toronto Chapter of SLA. Kim’s research interests include emerging technologies in libraries and education, managing digital collections, and applying social media principles to knowledge management. She is also keenly interested in pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a librarian and a leader in the 21st century. Kim earned her M.L.S. (Library Science) from the University of Toronto, and a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Waterloo.
Past President | Jennifer Burns
Jennifer is a Collection Development Manager (Western Canada) for YBP Library Services, a Baker and Taylor company. Prior to joining YBP in September 2009, Jennifer worked as an Information Specialist at BMO Financial Group’s Institute for Learning, providing reference services in support of learning and development at the Bank of Montreal. She holds a Master’s degree in Information Studies from the University of Toronto. Jennifer has been a member of the Toronto Chapter since 2004. She lives in Toronto with her husband Philip and tabby cats Harry and Meep.
Treasurer | Heather Brunstad
Heather has worked in both academic and public libraries but has found her niche in special libraries and currently holds the position of Manager of Bibliographic and Permissions Services at Access Copyright. Heather is a solutions-oriented Library and Information Management Specialist with strong leadership experience excelling in the fields of technology, research, and information organization. Heather has been a volunteer with the SLA Toronto Chapter since 2003 in the following positions: Student Rep, Registrar, Programming Director, and Treasurer. Heather is a graduate of the MLIS program at the University of Western Ontario.
Secretary | Erin McDonald
Erin graduated from the University of Western Ontario’s MLIS program (FIMS) in 2010. While at FIMS, Erin resurrected and chaired the FIMS SLA Student Group. She began her information career at PwC as a co-op student in Knowledge Management Operations, and has since had roles in expertise location and social media at the firm. After graduation Erin began to get more involved with SLA Toronto, including a recent stint as a speaker at the Enterprise Social Media event. Erin is currently the Knowledge Manager for Internal Firm Services at PwC and is studying Project Management at the University of Toronto. In her spare time Erin enjoys gaming and baking, and currently lives in Toronto with her fiancé, Patrick and their two rabbits, Moose and Margaret.
Technology Director | Greg Barber
Greg has more than twenty years of experience providing library and research services to engineering, business, government, and academic clients in Ottawa, Calgary, and Toronto. Presently, Greg is an Information Specialist at Rotman Information Solutions, the fee-based research arm of the Business Information Centre, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Greg has an MLIS from the University of Western Ontario and a BA in English from Wilfrid Laurier University.
Membership Director | Christine DeLuca
Christine currently holds the position of Law Librarian/Intelligence Analyst at Bennett Jones LLP where she answers a variety of research questions and provides support in respect to practice planning and competitive intelligence. In the past, Christine worked at Bora Laskin Law Library and participated in a practicum placement at the Library of Parliament in Ottawa. She is a recent Master of Information graduate from the University of Toronto. An active member of the SLA Toronto Chapter since 2010, Christine may have helped you register at events last year as a chapter registrar.
Programming Director | Katya Pereyaslavska
Currently a Media Librarian at CBC and a Reference Intern at the Dorothy H. Hoover OCADU Library, Katya Pereyaslavska is the co-founder of the Toronto Desk Set —a local organization of information professionals with an alternative view on networking. While her professional experience has been quite diverse and includes internships at the University of Chicago, Harvard, and the Art Gallery of Ontario Libraries, the common thread that connects the variety of positions that she has held is her dedication to the advancement of librarianship—be it through library promotions through social media, effective reference and cataloguing services, or publications. Having published her first peer-reviewed work in Art Documentation in the Spring of 2011, Katya has published extensively in The Courier and other Library Association Journals. She also runs her blog called The Socialite Librarian.
Partner Relations Director | Melaine Brown
Melanie is an information professional at the forefront of using knowledge and information in active and forward-thinking ways to facilitate good decision-making as a competitive advantage. She was the Senior Information Specialist, Sidney Liswood Library, at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Ontario and is currently the Manager, Digital Research of the ThinkFOOD! Information Café at Maple Leaf Foods in Mississauga, Ontario. Melanie has written scientific articles, co-authored clinical papers, presented at numerous conferences across North America, lectured at universities and colleges, and hosted a health sciences radio show in London, Ontario. She has Bachelor of Health Science and Master of Library Information Science degrees from the University of Western Ontario and an executive marketing leadership certificate from Schulich School of Business at York university. She served a term as the president of the Ontario Health Libraries Association. Melanie has a passion for food, wine, and travel and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario.
First Five Years Director | Stacey Piesner
Stacey is a Research Specialist in National Tax Research Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Prior to joining PwC Stacey worked as a Information Consultant in Business Information at KPMG and as a Research Specialist at the Canada Revenue Agency. She holds a Master’s degree in Information Studies from the University of Toronto and an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Guelph. Stacey has been a member of the Toronto Chapter since 2006 serving as the co-chair of the SLA Toronto Student Group, then taking on the role of New Information Professionals Program Coordinator in 2010, and has now moved into the First Five Years Director position. In her spare time, Stacey enjoys reading, watching movies, and travelling.