Board of Directors

President 

Jason Wong

Executive Liaison to AALL, BIALL, IALL, SLA. Liaison for Representatives to: Legal Information Preservation Alliance (LIPA), Canadian Committee on Cataloguing, Library Advisory Committee (formerly the Depository Services Program Advisory Board), Canadian Federation of Library Associations, Bylaws Expert, Elections Committee, Nominations Committee, Resolutions Committee, Credentials Committee, Procedural Advisor 

Jason Wong is a librarian with the regional government in the Greater Vancouver area. Prior to this, he was a competitive intelligence and legal research specialist with a major national law firm, and has also held various law librarian and legal research roles in the law firm and courthouse environments, with additional librarianship experience in academic settings. He has served on the executive of various local law library groups, leaning into his previous experience as the chairman of a registered charity. 

Past President 

Mary-Jo Petsche

Liaison to Canadian Abridgment Editorial Advisory Board, Copyright Committee, Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing, Vendor Liaison Committee, Association Archivist 

Mary-Jo Petsche is the Executive Director of the Welland County Law Association, where she provides legal research support and is responsible for the daily operations of the library and law association.  Prior to her work at the WCLA, Mary-Jo was a Knowledge Management Consultant at Nortel Networks and Architel Systems Corporation.  Mary-Jo graduated from the Library and Information Technician program at Sheridan College in 1997.  Mary-Jo has been a member of CALL/ACBD since 2001 and has served on the following committees and SIGS: Diversity, Inclusion & Decolonization, Website, Vendor Liaison, Mentoring, Preservation, Courthouse and Law Society Libraries.  She was also involved in the Conference Planning Committee for Hamilton (2020) and Winnipeg (2014) and a volunteer in Edmonton (2018).  Mary-Jo is a member of the Ontario Courthouse Libraries Association where she served as Chair from 2004 to 2006.  While serving as Chair of OCLA, she joined LibraryCo Inc. as a Director from 2004 to 2007.  Mary-Jo was a Library Committee Member for the County & District Law Presidents Association from 2007 to 2014.  In her leisure time, Mary-Jo enjoys playing the piano, listening to music, and spending time with family and friends.

First Vice President

Katarina Daniels

Liaison to the Communications Committee, Events and In Session Communications (with National Office), Social Media Coordinator, Website Editorial Board 

Katarina Daniels is Library Services Lead and a Research Lawyer at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg in Montréal, where she leads legal research initiatives and implements AI-driven tools to deliver timely, value-added information to lawyers, law students, and business professionals. A McGill alumna (BCL/LLB, MLIS, BA), Katarina is a seasoned trainer and speaker on topics at the intersection of legal research and technology. She was Chair of CALL’s 2024 Conference Planning Committee in Montreal, and has been a board member of CALL since 2024.

Second Vice President

Pia Williams

Liaison to the Conference Planning Committees, New Law Librarians Institute (new name pending), Professional Development Committee, Webinar Subcommittee 

Pia Williams is the Executive Director and Library Manager of the Waterloo Region Law Association. In this role, she oversees legal research and reference services, strategic planning, member engagement, professional development programming, and the day-to-day operations of both the library and the association. With over two decades of experience in research, data analytics, and library management, Pia has held leadership roles at Mohawk College, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation, the Hamilton Law Association, and TORYS LLP.

She is an active contributor to the legal information community, having served as Past President of the Ontario Courthouse Libraries Association and past co-chair of the Courthouse and Law Society Libraries SIG, and currently serving on several boards and committees, including the Canadian Mental Health Association (Waterloo/Wellington), the Waterloo Appeals Tribunal, and CALL.

Pia holds a Master of Library and Information Science from Western University. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her family and her two dogs, Luna and Lizzy.

Treasurer 

Catherine Cotter

Chair of the Financial Advisory Committee.

Secretary

Donna Sikorsky 

Liaison to all SIGs 

Donna Sikorsky is a Liaison Librarian at the E. K. Williams Law Library at the University of Manitoba. Previously she served as Acting Head of the E. K. Williams Law Library and as Reference Librarian. Prior to her position in an academic library, Donna was Librarian at Taylor McCaffrey LLP in Winnipeg, responsible for research support, collection management, and instruction. Donna has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Manitoba and a Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of Alberta. She has been a member of CALL/ACBD since 1998, serving as a member of the Scholarship and Awards Committee and the Professional Development Committee. She was Co-Chair of the Conference Planning Committee in 2014.

Member-At-Large 

Maggie Tadros

Member-At-Large 

Karen Sawatzky

Liaison to the Canadian Law Library Review Editorial Board, Committee to Promote Research, KF Modified Classification Committee, Sub-Committee on Classification