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The League of Canadian Poets
Council and Jury Nominations for 2015-2016
Following is the list of the candidates standing for election to positions on National Council at the Annual General Meeting to
be held within the LCP Conference 2015 in Winnipeg on May 30th, 2015.
All positions are open to eligible FULL members who wish to stand for election. Nominations may be made from the floor at the
conference. Members unable to attend the conference are still welcome to stand for election. Please contact Nominations
Committee Chair, Ayesha Chatterjee (ayeshachatt@hotmail.com), for additional information.
You may nominate yourself or any other full member. Nominees must consent to stand for that position. A seconder is
required. Without a seconder and the nominee’s consent, the nomination is invalid. Please note that only FULL MEMBERS are
eligible to nominate and vote, except for the position of Associate members’ rep.
Position
Past President
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
REGIONAL REPS
Atlantic
Quebec–Nunavut
Ontario
Toronto
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta–NWT rep
BC–Yukon
Associate members rep
STANDING COMMITTEES
Membership Appeals (chair)
Membership Appeals
Membership Appeals
Feminist Caucus (chair)
Membership Committee (chair)
Membership Committee (print)
Membership Committee (print)
Membership Committee (spoken word)
Membership Committee (spoken word)
Nominating Committee (chair)
Nominating Committee
Nominating Committee
Nominating Committee
Education Committee (chair)
Education Committee
Education Committee
AWARD JURIES
Pat Lowther (3 positions plus 1 alternate)
Gerald Lampert (3 positions plus 1
alternate)
Raymond Souster Award (3 positions plus
1 alternate)
Nominee
Dymphny Dronyk
Ayesha Chatterjee
Sarah de Leeuw
Lori Cayer
Ray Mitchell
Nominated by
Not an elected position
Nominating committee
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Sean Wiebe
Fortner Anderson
Anna Yin
Kate Marshall Flaherty
Kelly Riess
Tracy Hamon
Kimmy Beach
Kayla Czaga
Lesley Strutt
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President:
Not an elected position
Vice President:
Not an elected position
Past President:
Not an elected position
TBA – elected within Feminist Caucus and ratified by the AGM.
Anne Burke
Nominating committee
Concetta Principe
Nominating committee
Magie Dominic
Nominating committee
Ian Ferrier
Nominating committee
Tanya Evanson
Nominating committee
Not an elected position
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Jude Neale
Joan Shillington
Vanessa Sheilds
Alternate: Sheri-D Wilson
Jim Johnstone
Micheline Maylor
Dwayne Morgan
Alternate: Cheryl Antao-Xavier
Wendy Morton
Jenna Butler
Catherine Kidd
Alternate: Charles Mountford
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Seconded by
F.R. Scott Voice of the Land Award (3
positions plus 1 alternate)
(AWARD TEMP. SUSPENDED)
Alice Major
George Amabile
Lillian Allen
Alternate:
Nominating committee
Nominating committee
Nominating committee
Nominating committee
Appointments to outside organizations
The following positions are appointed by National Council. Members interested in representing the League in a future year are invited to
express their interest.
Book & Periodical Council
Joanna Poblocka
Public Lending Right
Beatriz Hausner
Access Copyright
Kelly Ann Riess
Coalition for Cultural Diversity
Fortner Anderson