How We're Structured
Founded in 1918, CNIB is one of Canada’s oldest charities, and has become one of the world’s largest private agencies committed to vision health issues.
CNIB consists of:
- National Office at the CNIB Centre in Toronto
- Eight provincial and territorial divisions
- Approximately 10,000 volunteers
- Approximately 1,100 full-time staff
We are a community-based organization, with volunteers and staff across Canada working in the fields of service and support, library services, research, advocacy, public education, accessible design consulting, fundraising and administration.
CNIB is governed by a volunteer board of directors, selected from across Canada, including representatives from the corporate, medical and government sectors, as well as individuals affected by vision loss.
CNIB has eight operating divisions, plus the Lake Joseph Centre and the CNIB Library, each with a volunteer board. The chair of each division board sits on a Council of Chairs in order to provide input and advice to CNIB’s President and CEO.
Executive Team:
- John M. Rafferty - President and CEO
- Tim Alcock - Vice President, Marketing and Communications
- Keith Gordon - Vice President, Research
- Sandra Levy - Vice President, HR and Chief People Officer
- Craig Lillico - Vice President, CFO and Treasurer
- Steve Lutz - Vice President, Fund Development
- Len Baker - Vice President, Program Delivery and Service Quality
- Margaret McGrory - Vice President and Executive Director, CNIB Library
- Cathy McFee - Executive Director, Alberta - NWT
- John Mulka - Executive Director, British Columbia - Yukon
- Delcy-Ann Selymes - Executive Director, Manitoba and Saskatchewan
- Paul Ting - Executive Director, Ontario - Nunavut
- Linda Goldblatt - Executive Director, GTA
- Pam Gow-Boyd - Executive Director, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Jennifer Hendren - Corporate Secretary
Division Boards:
BC-Yukon Division Board
Robert Adria, Chair
Rob Sleath, Immediate Past Chair
Ken Gray
Charles Mossop
Stuart Starkey
Patrick Vacca
Tami Grenon
Ian Schatz
Cameron Sutherland
Nici DeCario
Catherine Jacobse
Donald Walls
Daniel Huang
Wendy Springford
Alberta-North West Territories Division Board
Donald K. Biberdorf, Chair
C. Dale Richards, P. Eng.
Dr. Cheryl Crocker
Grant MacEwan College
Robert D. Penner
Heather Bala-Edwards
Lyle Best
Brenda MacGregor
Dr. P. Michael Maher
Hugh McColl Sr.
Dr. Dianne McConnell
William D. McFetridge
Gail Morrisroe-Wyman
Dr. Fiona Costello
Donna Cookson Martin
Saskatchewan Division Board
Richard Jankowski, Chair
Ryan Ball
Alison Green
Marty Klyne
Korryn Kubashek
Kaylea Lax
Jason Pion
Ron Pugsley
Dr. Ralph Schneider
Teresa Sebastian
Bob Taylor
Dr. Dean Weninger
Manitoba Division Board
Clint Castle, Chair
Tim Black
Bob Brennan
Dr. Daya Gupta
Dr. Chander Gupta
Malinda Lee
Andy Tremorin
David Wiebe
Ontario – Nunavut Division Board
Elizabeth Ryan, Chair
Fred Clifford, CA, CFP
Gordon Cummer - add
Robert English
Rob Gaunt
George Hamilton, FCA, CMC
Diane Low
Bruce O’Neil
Dr. George Papadakis
Quebec Division Board
Jean H. Picard, Chair
Vincenzo Carrozza
Claude Descôteaux
James Officer
Gilles Rivard
Richard Wise
Julie Mc Lean
New Brunswick Division Board
Marian Zaichkowski, Chair
Andrew Daley – Vice Chair
Robert Lockhart
Aloke Chatterjee
Shilo Bellis
Hélène Martin
Cynthia Goodwin
Nova Scotia / Prince Edward Island Division Board
Colleen Henderson, Chair
Dr. Rhett MacDonald – Vice Chair
Sheila Jamieson
Peggy Gallant
Glenda Parsons
Kevin Walsh
Ron Jones
Kevin Riles
Newfoundland-Labrador Division Board
Patricia Suvak, Chair
Jim Hynes – Vice Chair
Jim Maher
Danny Barrett
Shane Budgell
Deanna Cheeke
Terry Gardner
Trevor Giles
Hon. T. Alex Hickman
Dr. Trudy Metcalfe
Philip Strong
Jay Taylor
Una Tucker
Library Division Board
Betty Nobel, Chair
Kevin Burns, Past Chair, Acting Treasurer
Marcia Aronson
Donna Bourne-Tyson
Stephen Dawes
Brenda McBride
James Maher
Andrew Martin
Sheyfali Saujani
Nancy Campbell
Jean-Claude Provost
Lake Joseph Division Board
Tim Tremain, Chair
Greg Dimmer
Lawrence Euteneier
Lion Ted Hughes
Terry Kelly
Steve Morson
Jim Tokos
Kristina Walgraeve
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For more information:
- Learn about CNIB’s Board of Directors.
- Learn about CNIB’s corporate structure including our standing committees, officers and membership information.
- To apply to become a member of CNIB, please download the Membership Application Form, available in accessible PDF format: