▁a ▁conference ▁to ▁a ▁newspaper , ▁which ▁would ▁then ▁fill ▁those ▁roles ▁from ▁among ▁staff ▁members . ▁ ▁Currently , ▁the ▁national ▁office ▁staff ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁national ▁executive , ▁Jane ▁L yt v yn en ko , ▁who ▁comb ines ▁the ▁functions ▁of ▁president ▁and ▁national ▁b ureau ▁chief . ▁Until ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁national ▁office ▁staff ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁president , ▁who ▁o vers aw ▁C UP ' s ▁fin ances ▁and ▁administration , ▁and ▁the ▁national ▁b ureau ▁chief , ▁who ▁managed ▁its ▁part - time ▁editor ial ▁staff ▁and ▁cur ated ▁the ▁C UP ▁wire ▁service . ▁ ▁Part - time ▁editor ial ▁staff ▁consists ▁of ▁six ▁regional ▁b ureau ▁chief s ▁( B rit ish ▁Columbia , ▁Pra i ries ▁and ▁Northern , ▁Ontario , ▁Ott awa , ▁Quebec ▁and ▁Atlantic ) ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁four ▁section ▁edit ors ▁( arts ▁and ▁features , ▁opinions ▁and ▁hum our , ▁sports , ▁and ▁French ). ▁C UP ▁also ▁emp lo ys ▁a ▁communic ations ▁manager , ▁transl ator , ▁two ▁special ▁issues ▁coordin ators ▁( que er ▁and ▁anti - rac ism ). ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁national ▁conference ▁each ▁year , ▁C UP ▁h ires ▁two ▁conference ▁coordin ators ▁and ▁one ▁awards ▁coordin ator . ▁ ▁Board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁Until ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁C UP ▁was ▁admin ister ed ▁and ▁controlled ▁between ▁national ▁con ferences ▁by ▁only ▁the ▁president ▁and ▁other