Telling Tales Team

Executive

  • Tarah Middleton

    Tarah Middleton

    Chair

    Director of Human Resources for Child and Family Services of Grand Erie

  • Derek Fleming

    Derek Fleming

    Treasurer

    CPA , Retd. Senior Vice-President, Strategic Financial Projects, Metroland Media Group Ltd.

Board

  • Jane Allison

    Jane Allison

    Board Member

    Principal, Dovetail Community

  • June Dickenson

    June Dickenson

    Board Member

    Brampton Library Manager of Marketing and Communications

  • Sumbul Syed

    Sumbul Syed

    Board Member

    Assistant Director Business Systems and Analytics at the Schulich School of Business, York University

Staff

  • Aaliya Seta

    Aaliya Seta

    Summer Programming Assistant

  • Danielle Hitchcock

    Danielle Hitchcock

    Brand Director

  • Emily Sattler

    Emily Sattler

    Programming Manager

  • Laura Van Alphen

    Laura Van Alphen

    School Liaison

  • Mykola Paskaruk

    Mykola Paskaruk

    Summer Volunteer Assistant

  • Rachel Shadid

    Rachel Shadid

    Festival Programming Assistant

  • Rose Senat

    Rose Senat

    Logistics Coordinator

  • Sue Cochrane

    Sue Cochrane

    Interim General Manager

  • Wend Yasen

    Wend Yasen

    Community Programming & Volunteer Coordinator

Co-Hosts

  • Cindy Poggiaroni

    Director of Collections and Program Development

    Hamilton Public Library

Selection Committee

  • Alethea Hindra

    Selection Committee

    Student Representative

  • Bex Lawlor

    Selection Committee

  • Colleen Macfarlane

    Selection Committee

  • Emilie Page

    Selection Committee

    French-Language Selection Advisor

  • George Zeng

    Selection Committee

    Student Representative

  • Javeria Hashmi

    Selection Committee

  • Khadeeja Maklad

    Selection Committee

    Student Representative

  • Laura J. Lukasik

    Co-Chair, Selection Committee

    Telling Tales Past Chair

  • Macklin Loosley-Millman

    Selection Committee

  • Nicole Clarke

    Selection Committee

  • Patrick Fazari

    Co-Chair, Selection Committee

    Hamilton Public Library

  • Susan Currie

    Selection Committee

    Indigenous Selection Advisor

Program Advisors

  • Connie Sun

    School Program Advisor

    Hamilton Wentworth District School Board

  • Rachelle Ihekwoaba

    EarlyOn Program Advisor

    City of Hamilton, Child and Family Services