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
Heather Jessiman
President, Newbairn Inc.
Chairperson
Tanis Feasby
Vice President, Brand & Marketing, RBC Wealth Management
Vice Chairperson
Leah Garrad-Cole
Co-Founder and VP of Marketing, Sproos
Claudette McGowan
Global Executive Officer, Cyber Security, TD Bank
Tori Newall
Nancy Mills
Vice President, Client Management & Data Analytics at RBC Capital Markets
Heather Partridge
President, Newbairn Inc.
Ryan Peterson
Chartered Professional Accountant. RKP
Jane Robinson
CFO, First Book USA
Kyle Zimmer
President & CEO, First Book USA