Pilar Martinez

Pilar Martinez is the Chief Executive Officer of the Edmonton Public Library, where she is responsible for strategic leadership, supporting the Board of Trustees, financial and budget management, and stakeholder relations. Pilar has a broad base of experience in leadership including advocacy, collective bargaining, strategic planning, recruitment and change leadership.

She holds a MLIS from the University of Alberta and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English from Acadia University. Pilar was the main champion and leader behind the implementation of EPL’s community-led service framework and the Leading From Any Position staff development initiative.

Pilar has received several honours including the CLA/Ken Haycock Award for promoting librarianship, the Library Association of Alberta’s President’s Award in 2016 for her contributions to the library field and the Distinguished Alumni Award by the Library and Information Studies Alumni Association in 2018.