National Council & Staff
National Council
Anita Daher, Chair
Rhea Tregebov, First Vice-Chair
Heather J. Wood, Second Vice-Chair
Richard King, Treasurer
Caitlin Hicks, British Columbia/Yukon Representative
Janice MacDonald, Alberta/Northwest Territories/Nunavut Representative
Bruce Rice, Manitoba/Saskatchewan Representative
Kim Fahner, Ontario Representative
Tommy Schnurmacher, Quebec Representative
Stephen Kimber, Atlantic Representative
Kevin Chong, Advocate
Cobra Collins, Advocate
Alejandro Saravia, Advocate
Staff
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