On May 21, 1982, the Manitoba Council of Reading Clinicians was granted Charter designation by the International Reading Association. It began with 22 members including the following First Slate of Officers:

• President: Annemarie Wiebe
• Vice President: Dean Berry
• Vice President Elect: Dale Guy
• Secretary-Treasurer: Vikie Norris

Currently, the MCRC has grown to include 40 members.

Here is the list of past presidents of the MCRC:

• 1982-83 Annemarie Wiebe
• 1983-84 Dean Berry
• 1984-85 Dale Guy
• 1985-86 Ed Buettner
• 1986-87 Vikie Norris
• 1987-88 Diane Bewell
• 1988-89 Barbara Koffman
• 1989-90 Dixie Stebbins
• 1990-91 Louise Carson
• 1991-92 Gavin Scott
• 1992-93 Susan Koloski
• 1993-94 Inga Palson
• 1994-95 Vikie Norris
• 1995-96 Noreen Rossnagel
• 1996-97 Mary Cahill
• 1997-98 Mark Steiner
• 1998-99 Eileen Froehlich
• 1999-00 Hazel Zahradnik
• 2000-01 Lynne Roberts
• 2001-02 Joan Stevenson
• 2002-03 Susan Nikkel
• 2003-04 Adeline Bourbonniere
• 2004-05 Eileen Froehlich
• 2005-06 Rosana Montebruno
• 2006-07 Christine van de Vijsel
• 2007-08 Pat Adamson
• 2008-09 Norma Jones
• 2009-10 Carrie Subtelny
• 2010-11 Esther Larson
• 2011-12 Monique Gendre
• 2012-13 Monica Wiebe
• 2013-14 Monica Wiebe
• 2014-15 Norma Jones
• 2015-16 Tracie McDonald
• 2016-17 Carol Hryniuk-Adamov/Norma Jones
• 2017-18 Susan French/Shelagh Deacon
• 2018-19 Susan French
• 2019-20 Philippe Mourin-Fournier
• 2020-21 Theresa Hyrich
• 2021-22 Jodianna Paterson
• 2022-23 Sandra Janzen