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2008-2009 Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association are chosen by their peers from across Canada and represent the concerns and viewpoints of their region at the national level. Officers are elected each year at the National Convention and serve a one-year term.
 

CCNA Board
(Click on the person's name to contact them by e-mail)


Chairman of the Board
Coleen Campbell
Taber (AB) Times

CCNA Executive Committee

President
Brian McCristall
Coquitlam (BC) Tri-City News
First Vice-President
Mike Williscraft
Grimsby Lincoln (ON) News
Second Vice-President
Lana Meier
Interlake Publishing, Stonewall (MB)
Corporate Secretary
Chris Ashfield
Whitewood (SK) Herald
Treasurer
Abbas Homayed
Sudbury (ON) Northern Life

CCNA Directors

British Columbia & Yukon Territory

Brad Alden
Burnaby (BC) Now

Chuck Bennett
Keremeos (BC) The Review

Brian McCristall
Coquitlam (BC) Tri-City News

Alberta & Northwest Territories

Richard Holmes
Provost (AB) News

Frank McTighe
Fort Macleod (AB) Gazette

Saskatchewan

Chris Ashfield
Whitewood (SK) Herald

Clark Pepper
Shellbrook (SK) Chronicle

Neil Thom
Yorkton (SK) This Week

Manitoba

Lana Meier
Interlake Publishing, Stonewall (MB)

Greg Nesbitt
Shoal Lake (MB) Crossroads This Week

Ontario & Nunavut

Abbas Homayed
Sudbury (ON) Northern Life

Don MacLeod
Colborne (ON) Chronicle

Rick Shaver
Cornwall (ON) Seaway News

Mike Williscraft
Grimsby Lincoln (ON) News

Quebec

George Bakoyannis
Laval (QC) Chomedey News

Heather Dickson
Shawville (QC) The Equity

Atlantic Canada

Paul MacNeill
Montague (PE) Eastern Graphic

Lynn Hennigar
Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin


Ex-officio
John Hinds
Chief Executive Officer

National Staff

 

John Hinds, jhinds@ccna.ca, 1-877-305-2262 x26
Chief Executive Officer

As Chief Executive Officer, John is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the CCNA, including government relations. John is also the acting Chief Executive Officer for ComBase.



 

Tina Ongkeko, tongkeko@ccna.ca, 1-877-305-2262 x25
Managing Director

As managing director, Tina oversees office operations and implementation of association partnerships and programs. Tina acts as meetings manager for the Board of Directors and its committees.



 

Eileen Barak, ebarak@ccna.ca, 1-877-474-6397
Director of Government Affairs / Directeure des Affaires governementales

Based in Ottawa, Eileen is responsible for increasing awareness and understanding of the community newspaper industry among federal government representatives, officials and media planning agencies.



 

Andrew Powell, apowell@ccna.ca, 1-877-305-2262 x29
Member Services Coordinator

As Member Services Coordinator, Andrew administers the Mixed Bag Exchange, the Better Newspapers Competition, and produces the Publisher Bulletin. In addition, he is responsible for managing CCNA websites, computer equipment, and membership inquiries.



 

Peter Josselyn, pjosselyn@ccna.ca, 1-877-305-2262 x24
Communications Coordinator

Peter's responsibilities include production and editorial content development for The Publisher, and all CCNA communications. He also handles business development for all CCNA programs and services, including the Community Content release service.



 

Winnie Legaspi, wlegaspi@ccna.ca, 1-877-305-2262 x23
CMCA Coordinator

Winnie is responsible for general administration, member relations, and report processing for the Canadian Media Circulation Audit (CMCA) program.



 

Katrina Limgenco, klimgenco@ccna.ca, 1-877-305-2262 x21
Program Assistant

Katrina is responsible for Canadian Media Circulation Audit member relations and report processing, as well as planning and business development for the Convention, CCNA meetings, and office equipment mantenance. In addition, Katrina provides general administrative and clerical support.



 

Sylvia Wu, swu@ccna.ca, 1-877-305-2262 x27
Accountant

Sylvia's responsibilities include bookkeeping for both CCNA and ComBase, payroll administration, and human resources support.

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