Library Board
Board Members
- Councillor Paul Ainslie (Chair)
- Mr. Michael Foderick (Vice Chair)
- Councillor Janet Davis
- Councillor Sarah Doucette (Mayor's Designate)
- Mr. Stephen Dulmage
- Ms. Kim Korinek, CA, CPA
- Mr. Cameron Mackay
- Councillor Cesar Palacio
- Mr. Ross Parry
- Councillor Jaye Robinson
- Mr. Kenneth Stewart
- Mr. Benjamin Wulffhart
- Ms. Andrea Zammit
How can I apply to become a Board member?
City Council makes citizen appointments to agencies, boards and commissions, including Toronto Public Library Board. For details, see Citizen appointments to City of Toronto agencies, boards and commissions on the City of Toronto website.
Board Member Biographies
Councillor Paul Ainslie
Councillor Janet Davis
Councillor Sarah Doucette
Mr. Stephen Dulmage
Steve is a Chartered Accountant and active in the business community as an investor and Director of public and private companies. He reads 70 books a year, mainly non-fiction, which he obtains from the TPL website.
Mr. Michael Foderick
Michael has completed a B.A. (Hons) at the University of Toronto, and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) at the UofT Faculty of Law. He has been an active volunteer, community leader, and advocate for most of his life. He has served as President & Co-Chair of Parkdale Community Legal Services, one of Canada's oldest and largest legal aid clinics. He also worked for several years as Executive Assistant to a Toronto City Councillor, and helped create many well-known City of Toronto programs and bylaws. He is a co-founder of the Railpath project, and co-founder of one of the largest annual food drives in the City. While in university he was an executive member of the University of Toronto Governing Council, and Chair & President of The Varsity. He is a serving Officer in the Canadian Forces, and an active marathon runner. In 2002 he was awarded the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal for outstanding community service.
Ms. Kim Korinek, CA, CPA
Kim Korinek is a Chartered Accountant and Certified Public Accountant with over 18 years experience in public and private practice. Kim is the president of her own consulting practice and she advises senior management and Boards of Directors with respect to accounting, financial management, financial and budgetary controls and treasury functions. Kim has provided consulting services to public sector clients such as Interim Place. Interim Place is a woman's shelter providing shelter to women in need. In addition, Kim is an instructor at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO) School of Accountancy. Kim has worked as the Director of Finance for the National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC). NCIC is the cancer research organization funded by the Canadian Cancer Society and the Terry Fox Foundation. Annually it provides $65 million to support cancer research and related programs. Prior to working at NCIC, she was the Director, Accounting Policy Worldwide for Sun Life Assurance Company.
Mr. Cameron MacKay
Cameron MacKay is a vice president and partner of the Devon Group, a Toronto-based public affairs firm. Cameron and his colleagues help private and public sector clients navigate economic, political and regulatory changes. Cameron works with industry leaders in financial services, life sciences, retail, media, distribution and manufacturing among others. Cameron leads the firm's practice development programs that are designed to apply social psychology and behavioural economics to generate new and novel solutions to client problems. Prior to Devon, Cameron was with KPMG Consulting where he worked on several strategy and business process improvement engagements, including an urban economic development study. He is a past director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery and is a director of ArtsScene in Toronto. Cameron holds a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and a degree from Queen's University at Kingston.
Councillor Cesar Palacio
Mr. Ross Parry
Ross Parry heads his own communications and public affairs business. Before starting his own business, Ross held senior posts in the Ontario government's Ministry of Infrastructure, the Toronto District School Board and at national public relations agencies, including Vice President of Enterprise Canada. His literary background includes three years as Editor of Education Today magazine. Ross is a graduate of the American School in London, England, the University of Guelph and is a past President of the University of Guelph Alumni Association. Ross has served on the Board of RCT-Computers for Schools Ontario and as a City of Toronto appointee to the Casa Loma Board of Trustees. Ross resides in North-West Toronto and is very active in his local Pelmo-Swanek Community Association.
Councillor Jaye Robinson
Mr. Ken Stewart
Ken Stewart is a Senior Consultant at The Capital Hill Group, one of Canada's oldest and most established Government Relations firms. His 25 years in government, public affairs and corporate sales have provided him with a strong background in regulatory issues, labour relations, public relations and business development. Stewart's career began in the Prime Minister's Office, where he started off answering Pierre Trudeau's mail. He quickly rose up the political ranks to serve as Special Assistant to the Hon. Marc Lalonde, Minister of Finance; Special Assistant (Operations) to Ontario Liberal Premier David Peterson; and, Chief of Staff to two Ontario Ministers of Education – the Honourable Sandra Pupatello and the Honourable Kathleen Wynne. While at the Ministry of Education, Stewart participated in major funding initiatives supporting literacy and numeracy, and student achievement. Stewart is an avid reader, primarily of history, biography and contemporary life. Amongst his favourite authors are Philip Roth, Jack Kerouac and Jonathan Franzen. A competitive hockey and tennis player, Stewart has served as a volunteer coach in the East York Soccer Association and the Withrow Park Ball Hockey League. He is the proud parent of Hannah, age 20 and Alexander, age 17. He lives in Riverdale where he's a frequent user of the Pape/Danforth Branch.
Mr. Benjamin (Benjie) Wulffhart
Born and schooled in South Africa, Benjie graduated from Optometry School in 1971. Not wanting to raise his family in the apartheid country South Africa was at that time, he and his wife brought their small child to Canada in 1973. After spending a year at Waterloo University, requalifying at the School of Optometry, Benjie settled and practiced in the GTA. Besides Optometry, he has used his entrepreneurial skills in other businesses and hopes to bring new and exciting ideas to the Library Board. As someone who is an avid reader and regularly frequents the library, and serves on his Condo Library committee, Benjie looks forward to making an impact on the Board.
Ms. Andrea Zammit
Andrea is one of the new members to the Toronto Public Library Board. She has over three years experience working in the not for profit sector, helping newcomers settle in Canada. Andrea graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Specialized Honours Degree in Anthropology and later earned a Masters of Arts Degree in Immigration and Settlement Studies. She has always been passionate and dedicated to helping others which is reflected in her career path and her recent appointment to the Toronto Public Library Board. Andrea, like many Torontonians, sees the Toronto Public Library as an invaluable resource as it offers free and easily accessible information and services that cater to the diverse population in Toronto.
