Our Team

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Margaret Law
Chief Executive Officer
Margaret Law is the CEO and is responsible for oversight, partner relationships and new opportunities. She has a Doctorate in Organizational Behaviour as well as many years of library experience, and a professional commitment to improved collaboration to enhance library service. Margaret eagerly awaits spring weather for gardening and reading outside with her dogs.

Contact Margaret regarding:
- Partnership opportunities
- New service ideas for TAL
- Ideas for a collaborate approach to problem solving
- TAL Operations
- TAL Governance
- Administrative affairs
- Membership issues
- Stakeholder relations
margaret.law@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca
780.414.0805 ext. 220
Renée LeBlanc, CMA, CPA
Finance Manager
Renée has been with TAL since 2011. Renée helms TAL's financial ship with her accountant's eye for detail and deep knowledge of TAL's vision, mission, and values. She is a CPA, CMA, enjoys reading, spending time with her family, and exercises more than the rest of the team combined.

Contact Renée for assistance with:
- Invoicing
- Membership fees & payments
- Accounts payable & receivable
- Other financial matters
rleblanc@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca
780.414.0805 ext. 223
Brian Lin, MLIS
IT Librarian
Brian works with TAL's membership to share resources through the province wide discovery system TAL Online, offsite authentication and other projects. He loves working with the amazing library staff across Alberta and Canada to come up with creative solutions to further enhance library service throughout the province.

Contact Brian regarding:
- TAL’s IP authentication platform
- TAL Website
- TAL related technology programs, including EZproxy
blin@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca
780.414.0805 ext. 227
Lorisia MacLeod, MLIS
Learning Services Librarian
Lorisia brings Discovery Link to life with her enthusiasm to support Alberta's K-12 educators and learners. She is a proud member of the James Smith Cree Nation and completed her MLIS degree at the University of Alberta while presenting across Canada on topics ranging from citation to indigenization. She enjoys reading comics, 3D printing, and travelling to conferences to meet new folks.

Contact Lorisia regarding:
- Discovery Link (K-12 licensing)
- Public Library licensing
lmacleod@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca
780.414.0805 ext. 236
Jocelyn Badley, MLIS
Licensing Librarian
Jocelyn came to TAL in 2020 after many years in public libraries. She manages the post-secondary and special library licensing and works on several other projects to help support other staff and build TAL's capacity. She’s very happy to be working with such a friendly, competent team and getting a chance to connect with libraries across the province! Jocelyn is a late-night reader, a gamer, an enthusiastic but under-performing gardener, and a part-time maker.

Contact Jocelyn regarding:
- Licensing
jbadley@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca
780.414.0805 ext. 228
Cole Boychuk, MLIS
Infrastructure Librarian
Cole has worked at TAL in two capacities—first as a licensing assistant in 2019, and now supporting TAL with their technical expertise. They have a love for connectedness and resource sharing that they are excited to share with TALs membership and libraries across Alberta. In their downtime Cole enjoys building Gundam models, playing video games, and geocaching.

Contact Cole regarding:
- TAL’s IP authentication platform
- TAL Website
- TAL related technology programs, including EZproxy
- TAL Communication or Email issues
cboychuk@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca
780.414.0805 ext. 238

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Our Team

Margaret Law

Renée LeBlanc, CMA, CPA

Brian Lin, MLIS

Lorisia MacLeod, MLIS

Jocelyn Badley, MLIS

Cole Boychuk, MLIS

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