Nancy Dutra 
(president) is a Toronto-based journalist, essayist, and editor. Her byline has appeared in the Toronto Star, Toronto Life, Words and Music, and Brevity. In her previous life as a singer-songwriter, she released Time Will Tell—an album that charted on the Euro-Americana Roots Music List and received favourable reviews from CBC, Exclaim, Now, and No Depression magazine. She is proud to have graduated with High Distinction from the University of Toronto at the tender age of 42 and is currently completing a Master of Fine Arts in creative nonfiction from University of King’s College. She is the chair of the CNFC’s Marketing and Communications Committee.
AnnMarie MacKinnon (vice president) has worked in both magazine and book publishing for nearly two decades in a number of editorial and marketing positions, including for Geist, Visual Arts News, and Douglas & McIntyre. She has also taught creative writing and has worked as a freelance writer and editor.
Laura MacGregor (treasurer) is an ethicist, researcher, and writer. She is a recent graduate of The Writer’s Studio (SFU) and completed a PhD in her early fifties. Recent publications include ‘Felt Faith’ in Broadview Magazine, and Beyond Saints and Superheroes, a church manual exploring how faith communities can support parents of disabled children.
Rebecca J. Hogue (director-at-large) is a writer and instructional designer with expertise in creative nonfiction, technical writing, and online education. She is the self-published author of Never Knew I Wanted to Be a Breast Cancer Survivor and is currently working on her second memoir. Rebecca teaches online, which allows her to live in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and exploring the outdoors.
Sue Nador (director-at-large) is an Ottawa-based freelance writer with personal essays and feature stories in several publications including The Globe and Mail, LiisBeth, and Corporate Knights. She was in a consulting partnership for many years, providing advice on employee communication and engagement and she continues to do some corporate consulting independently. Prior board experience includes Chair, Elizabeth Fry Society of Toronto, and national board member of the Strategic Capability Network. Currently, she volunteers as an ESL tutor. Sue holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the University of King’s College, Halifax. She served on CNFC’s 2023 Conference planning committee.
Following a Bachelor of Applied Science, Erin Pollard (director-at-large) began a career in the not-for-profit sector as a conference planner, advocate, grant writer, educator, and support worker. Clients with mental health, addictions, and food and housing insecurity told stories of struggle and resilience and inspired Erin to pursue diplomas in Documentary Film and Creative Writing. Graduating in May 2024 with an MFA in Creative Nonfiction, this emerging author will continue writing bruising narratives, including her biography/memoir and short pieces on foster care, adoption, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. When she’s not attached to her laptop, she’ll be walking her geriatric dog with her favourite people.
Jen Watt (director-at-large) is a therapist and writer exploring mental health, diversity, and spirituality. Born in Toronto to Taiwanese immigrants, she spent her childhood ping-ponging between Beijing and Toronto as an unaccompanied minor. Now a registered psychotherapist, she helps clients reclaim their sense of self. Her work, including in CBC First Person, grapples with identity, belonging, and healing. She is writing a memoir about her father’s ambitious educational experiment—his attempt to mold her into a Mandarin-English bilingual prodigy—and how it shaped her understanding of self and home. Through her work, she hopes to foster deeper conversations about identity and resilience.
Morag Wehrle (director-at-large) (she/her) is a writer, storyteller, and folk harpist with a background in history, archaeology, dead languages, and ghost stories. A former museum curator, she’s happiest buried in a dusty archive or in the forgotten stacks at the back of the library. Her work focuses on liminal spaces, creepy folklore, lost histories, and stories that live on the edges. Morag has written for CBC First Person, Interpretation Canada, and the Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative, and spent over a decade telling stories as a heritage interpreter.