About Braille Literacy Canada

Board of Directors

Kim Kilpatrick
President
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Joined the board in 2016; became Secretary in 2018; became Vice President in 2022; became President in 2026.
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Riane LaPaire
Treasurer
Joined the board as Treasurer in 2022
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Jen Jesso
Secretary
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Joined the board in 2016, and became Secretary in 2022
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Daphne Hitchcock
Past President
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Joined the board in 2017; became Vice President in 2018, President in 2022, and Past-President in 2026.
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Adam Wilton
Director
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Joined the board in 2021
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Anthony Tibbs
Director
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Joined the board in 2016 as Treasurer; became a Director in 2022.
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Cathy Ausman
Director
Representing the W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind. Served on the board 2013-2019 and rejoined in 2021.
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Diana Brent
Director
Representing the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians; Joined the board in 2025
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Diane Bergeron
Director
Representing CNIB; Joined the board in 2025
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Leo Bissonnette
Director
Representing Canadian Council of the Blind; Joined the board in 2023
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Marilyn Rushton
Director
Joined the board in 2023
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Maryse Glaude-Beaulieu
Director
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Joined the board in 2023
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Natalie Martiniello
Director
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Joined the board in 2013 as Secretary, becoming President in 2018, Past President in 2022, and a Director in 2026.
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