Tom Best
Executive Director
tbest@firstbook.org
Favourite Book: The Mountain and the Valley by Ernest Buckler
Heather Farquharson
Deputy Executive Director
hfarquharson@firstbook.org
Favourite Book: The Secret World of Og by Pierre Berton
Gurdeep Dhaliwal
Strategic Alliances Manager
gdhaliwal@firstbook.org
Favourite Book: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Amy Smithers
Programs Coordinator
asmithers@firstbook.org
Favourite Book: What We All Long For by Dionne Brand
Tessa Eisenberg
National Engagement Manager
teisenberg@firstbook.org
Favourite Book: When Spring Comes by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
Keanna Dal Bello
Communications Coordinator
kdalbello@firstbook.org Favourite Book: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Board of Directors
Tim Pinnington
Chairman
Tanis Feasby
Vice President, Brand & Marketing, RBC Wealth Management
Leah Garrad-Cole
Co-Founder and VP of Marketing, Sproos
Claudette McGowan
Vice President, Technology Service Engagement; BMO
Alec Morley
CEO, UGO Senior Vice President, TD Canada Trust
Tori Newall
Nancy Mills
Vice President, Client Management & Data Analytics at RBC Capital Markets
Heather Partridge
President, Newbairn Inc.
Ryan Peterson
Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
Jane Robinson
CFO, First Book USA
Kyle Zimmer
President & CEO, First Book USA