BIL CHINN is currently a supervisor in Human Resources Consulting with Edmonton Public Schools in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Previous assignments (40 plus years with this District) include classroom teacher, director of a drama troupe of teacher/actors, consultant for Drama and Language Arts with Consulting Services, consultant and then supervisor in Personnel Recruitment and Staffing, and supervisor in Human Resources Staff Relations. Bil holds a bachelor’s degree in secondary education (mathematics), a master’s of education in English and drama, and has completed course work for a doctorate in education focusing on induction of new teachers.
Bil joined the NCTE initially to complement membership and work with the English Language Arts Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association and with the Canadian Council of Teachers of English Language Arts and, later, to remain connected to that work through a professional organization on teaching and learning. His initial membership with CEL was to facilitate consulting work with district English teachers and department heads and to further connect with teachers and researchers in the field. Since 1998, Bil has served as secretary to the executive committee for CEL, enjoying the intimate camaraderie and support for teaching, learning and leadership. 
Bil enjoys family, three sons with families of their own, including three grandchildren, as well as good food; fine (and not so fine) wine; quality television, theatre, and film. His reading interest is broad including many titles by Canadian authors: the late Timothy Findlay, Alice Munro, Guy Vanderhaeghe, the Margaret’s [Laurence and Atwood], Jane Urquhart and others. He’s also a devotee of Irish writer William Trevor and Britain’s Ian McEwan and Kazua Ishiguro. Bil believes in and strives to model lifelong learning. In his current work assignment, he coaches and mentors Human Resources staffing consultants and coordinates orientation, for all employee groups, of staff new to Edmonton Public Schools.