National Council & Staff

National Council

Rhea Tregebov, Chair
Julia Lin, First Vice-Chair
Natasha Deen, Second Vice-Chair
Richard King, Treasurer
Danny Ramadan , British Columbia/Yukon Representative
Janice MacDonald, Alberta/Northwest Territories/Nunavut Representative
Seyward Goodhand, Manitoba/Saskatchewan Representative
Kim Fahner, Ontario Representative
Tommy Schnurmacher, Quebec Representative
Stephen Kimber, Atlantic Representative
Cobra Collins, Advocate
Carla Harris, Advocate
Candace Savage, Advocate

While the Union’s office is closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, staff can be reached by email.

John Degen, Executive Director
jdegen@writersunion.ca
416-703-8982 ext. 221

Siobhan O’Connor, Associate Director
soconnor@writersunion.ca
416-703-8982 ext. 222

Gaeby Abrahams, Fund Development & Projects Manager
gabrahams@writersunion.ca
416-703-8982 ext. 223

Valerie Laws, Office Administrator
info@writersunion.ca
416-703-8982 ext. 224

Kristina Cuenca, Membership & Engagement Coordinator
kcuenca@writersunion.ca
416-703-8982 ext. 226

Rhonda Kronyk, Write Editor
write@writersunion.ca

Gaeby Abrahams, Write advertising inquiries
ads@writersunion.ca