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 and Service Quality
- Sandra Levy - Vice President, HR and Chief People Officer
- Craig Lillico - Vice President, CFO and Treasurer
- Steve Lutz - Vice President, Fund Development
- Margaret McGrory - Vice President and Executive Director, CNIB Library
- Bill McKeown - Vice President, Government Relations and Divisional Advancement
- Len Baker - Executive Director, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Dorothée Janet - Executive Director, Quebec
- 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
- Jennifer Hendren - Corporate Secretary
TopDivision Boards:
Chair
Rob Sleath
Interim Vice Chair
Charles Mossop, National Board Liaison
Members at large
Christine (Chris) Emery
Patrick Vacca
Rosamund van Leeuwen
Julian Walmsley
Regional Representatives
Lower Mainland - South Coast & Fraser Valley
Linda Weber, Chair
Ian Schatz, Interim Hon. Treasurer
Northern B.C. & Yukon
Cameron Sutherland, Chair
Nici DeCario
Southern Interior
Robert Adria, Chair
Vern Short
Vancouver Island
Donald Walls, Chair
Daniel Huang
Yukon
Wendy Springford
Honorary Members
Margie Knox
R. Glynn Spelliscy
Chair
C. Dale Richards, P. Eng.
Members:
Dr. Cheryl Crocker
Grant MacEwan College
Barry A. Styles
Robert D. Penner
Heather Bala-Edwards
Lyle Best
Sarah Empey
Dr. Allan Jones
Brenda MacGregor
Dr. P. Michael Maher
Hugh McColl Sr.
Dr. Dianne McConnell
William D. McFetridge
Gail Morrisroe-Wyman
Roberts D. Penner
Donald K. Biberdorf
Dr. Fiona Costello
Donna Cookson Martin
Honorary Chair
F. Gary Homer
Honorary Members
CC Lion Winston Collins
DG Lion Gayle Collins
Wayne J. Egan
DG Lion Bill Engram
DG Lion Terri Hill
E. (Ben) Hochhausen
Ella Iantkow
DG Lion John Watson
Gordon McLean
Bart Rombough
Eric Hanna, Chair
Linda Goldblatt, Executive Director
Fred Clifford, CA, CFP
Bob English
Ed Gamrot
Rob Gaunt
George Hamilton, FCA, CMC
Diane Low
Dr. Ashok Muzumdar
Dr. George Papadakis
Jack Penaligon
Elizabeth Ryan
Jean H. Picard, Chair
James Officer, Vice-Chair
Claude Gauthier
Richard Wise
Claude Descôteaux
Philip Huint
Charles-Albert Poissant
Bernard M. Leduc
Eric Bergeron
Anthony Knight, Chair
Marian Zaichkowski, Vice Chair
Bob Lockhart
Aloke Chatterjee
Elizabeth Coburn
Shilo Bellis
Ross McKean
Andrew Daley
John Teskey
Nova Scotia - Prince Edward Island
Colleen Henderson, Chair
John W. Chandler, Q.C.
Sheila Jamieson
Dr. Rhett MacDonald
Peggy Gallant
Glenda Parsons
Kevin Walsh
Honorary Members
Barbara Burton
R. J. (Bob) Flinn
Robert (Bob) Tate
Fred A. Walsh
R. B. (Bob) Brennan, President & CEO
Clint Castle, Vice Chair
Anna Galassi
Alison Green, Chair
Ken Holland
Dr. Jay Kalra
Peter Letkeman
Vic Pereira, Past Chair
Jim Maher, Chair
Patricia Suvak, Vice-Chair
Bradley George, Past Chair
Members
Deanna Cheeke
Terry Gardner
Trevor Giles
Hon. T. Alex Hickman
Jim Hynes
Dr. Amy Oldford
Betty Nobel, Chair
Kevin Burns, Past Chair
David Bryane, Hon. Treasurer
Marcia Aronson
Donna Bourne-Tyson
Stephen Dawes
Brenda McBride
James Maher
Andrew Martin
Myra Rodriques
Sheyfali Saujani
Nancy Campbell
Jean-Claude Provost
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: