Library Directors & Board

Jacqueline Gorton, Chair

• CPA, with over 25 year's experience in finance, audit, risk management and technology
• 30 year resident of Coquitlam, passionate about the City and its libraries
• Served on a number of Boards and volunteered in the community
• Married, with two grown children

Raymond Lee, Vice-Chair

• Program Lawyer with Continuing Legal Education Society of BC since 2004
• Called to the BC Bar in 1986
• BA (Honours) in Political Science from UBC, LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
• Avid reader of philosophy, military history and current affairs
• Past Board Member of Place des Arts, Coquitlam
• Has lived in Coquitlam with his family since 1995

Steve Leung, Treasurer

• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Past member of Universal Access-Ability Advisory Committee (City of Coquitlam) for five years
• Bachelor of Commerce, Finance & Marketing (Honours), University of British Columbia
• Avid reader of biography, history and current affairs
• Lives with his wife and two children in Coquitlam

Matt Djonlic, Councillor & Trustee

• Elected to Coquitlam City Council in 2022
• Previously served on the Coquitlam Public Library Board from 2014 – 2021
• Graduate from Simon Fraser University with a BA in Political Science
• Lives in the Town Centre area with his partner Natalie and their cat Petunia

Monica Heir, Trustee

• Technology consultant
• Moved to Coquitlam in 2018
• Can usually be found chasing her husband, two daughters and/or dog around local parks
• Avid reader and, most recently, audiobook listener

Cindy Mark, Trustee

• Product Design ASIC Engineer
• M. A. Sc University of British Columbia
• Enjoys DIY projects inside and outside the home
• Resident of Coquitlam for over 5 years

Neal Nicholson, Trustee

• Semi-retired, resigning membership in the Chartered Accountants after 48 years in 2016
• Maintains a commitment to his Coquitlam community as a director and often Treasurer of organizations such as the Coquitlam Heritage Society and Evergreen Cultural Centre
• More broadly, he also is Treasurer of the Rivershed Society of BC and BC Entertainment Hall of Fame
• He served as a Councillor in Coquitlam until 2014
• With his wife Barbara, Neal moved to Coquitlam in 1976 where they remain, close to their two children, their spouses and three grandchildren

Kimberly Sivak, Trustee

• Research Project Manager at Simon Fraser University
• Certified Project Management Professional
• MA in International Environmental Policy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies; BA in Film from the University of California at Berkeley
• Co-founder and Leadership Committee member of SFU's Project Management Community of Practice.
• Enjoys stewarding her Little Free Library, historical fiction, classic movies, and dog parks (accompanied by her rescue pup and human family)

Richard Veerapen, Trustee

• Former neurosurgeon with academic legal training, Ph.D (Law & Society, UVic)
• UBC MD Program FLEX Courses Site Director (at the Island Medical Program)
• Resident of Coquitlam, with family mostly on the mainland
• Area of reading and writing: socio-legal and policy strategies related to conflict in healthcare

Anthea Goffe, Executive Director & Secretary to the Board