Management Team
Meet Your Library Management Team
We pride ourselves in offering the best services possible for our community.
Our management team is made up of talented and passionate individuals! Their
education, beliefs and interests bring the creativity, skills and passion that
fuel everything we do. If you need us, our management team and administrative
offices can be found at:
Oakville, L6J 2Z4
Map
Phone: (905) 815-2042
Fax: (905) 815-2024
Lori Sims
CEO
As CEO, Lori leads the planning and development of all our library services in Oakville.
But more than that, she is the voice of our library within the community.
Phone: (905) 815-2029
Email: lsims@oakville.ca
Trish Sousadias
Executive Assistant
Responsibilities: Provides support to Board and CEO.
Phone: (905) 815-2042, ext. 5023
Email: tsousadias@oakville.ca
Janice Kullas
Director, Service Planning & Development
Janice plans and manages public service functions and policies for our library system.
Does our library service meet your needs? We welcome your opinions; our library is built
on the needs of the community.
Phone: (905) 815-2035
Email: jkullas@oakville.ca
Charlotte Meissner
Director, Corporate Services
Charlotte's primary responsibility is to manage our capital and operating budget. Another
large component of her role is to work with the Town of Oakville to ensure our buildings
are kept up to the highest standards and to ensure our library complies with all health
and safety legislation.
Phone: (905) 815-2031
Email: cmeissner@oakville.ca
Brian Bell
Director, Online Services
Brian and the Online Services Team are always looking ahead to what the next generation of
the web will offer and what the next generation of users will need. They are continually
preparing for what comes next and contributing to long range plans for our library system.
"Input from the community is always welcome!"
Phone: (905) 815-2027
Email: bbell@oakville.ca
Melissa Cameron
Manager, Marketing & Development
Melissa makes sure everyone knows about the wonderful things the library does and raises
the money to run some of our best programs and services. Our creative staff are always
coming up with new ways to serve the community, and that spurs the marketing and development
team on to find new ways to let everyone know about them!
Phone: (905) 815-2014
Email: melissaCameron@oakville.ca
Chantal Switzer
Manager, Human Resources
Chantal is our HR expert. She makes sure that all human resource activities, such as training &
development, recruitment & selection, and organizational development, to name a few, support
the strategic objectives of OPL. These activities help make OPL employees the best!
Phone: (905) 815-2042, Ext: 5987
Email: cswitzer@oakville.ca
Susan Kun
Manager, Adult Collections
Susan manages not only the Woodside Branch with its many Special Needs and Seniors Services but
also develops our Adult Collections. Our adult collections are varied and diverse combining
fantastic literature and other materials.
Phone: (905) 815-2036
Email: skun@oakville.ca
Leslie Sutherland
Manager, Children's Collections
Leslie is responsible for the development
of the Children's Collections. Our little readers can thank Leslie for their selection of
friendly and fun material!
Phone: (905) 338-4247, Ext: 5906
Email: lsutherland@oakville.ca
Children's Advocate
Position vacant
Randy Kisch
Manager, Library Systems
Randy makes sure that our integrated library systems are running effectively and efficiently.
Luckily for OPL, his work is also a great passion; Randy loves computers, science and all new
technology.
Phone: (905) 815-2042, Ext: 5066
Email: rkisch@oakville.ca
Gail Richardson
Manager, Online Services
Gail manages the delivery of virtual library services and oversees digitization and
technology research development. She has some cool and innovative ideas and plans making
sure we are always moving forward.
Phone: (905) 815-2042, ext. 5062
Email: grichardson@oakville.ca
Michael Hodgins
Manager, Community Information
Michael makes Information his business and manages our affiliated Information Oakville services,
helping everyone connect to the many community and government services available to residents.
Phone: (905) 815-2042, Ext: 5069
Email: mhodgins@oakville.ca
Lorna Young
Manager, Bibliographic Services
One of our clients referred to Bibliographic Services as "the guts of the Library!". Lorna manages the
staff that order, catalogue and package the titles that you see in our branches. She also oversees the
interlibrary loans service and some of the activities relating to overdue and lost items.
Phone: (905) 815-2042, Ext: 5168
Email: lyoung@oakville.ca
Florence De Dominicis
Manager, Central
Phone: (905) 815-2042, Ext: 5041
Email: fdedominicis@oakville.ca
Oakville, L6J 2Z4
Leslie Sutherland
Manager, Iroquois Ridge
Phone: (905) 338-4247, Ext: 5906
Email: lesliesutherland@oakville.ca
Oakville, L6H 6Z4
Lila Saab
Manager, Glen Abbey
Phone: (905) 815-2039, Ext: 3596
Email: lsaab@oakville.ca
Oakville, L6M 3G2
Marilyn Casey
Supervisor, Clearview
Phone: (905) 815-2033, Ext: 5310
Email: mcasey@oakville.ca
Oakville, L6J 0A3
Shauna Clinning
Manager, White Oaks
Phone: (905) 815-2038, Ext: 5063
Email: sclinning@oakville.ca
Oakville, L6H 2R6
Susan Kun
Manager, Woodside
Phone: (905) 815-2036, Ext: 5044
Email: skun@oakville.ca
Oakville, L6L 1Z2


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