Our Board of Directors play a key role in the Chamber. They advise, govern, oversee policy and direction, as well as provide leadership. They are our champions in the community.
Officers
Gavin MacDonald Cox and Palmer Chair of the Board
Mark Sidebottom Nova Scotia Power Vice-Chair of the Board
Margaret Chapman Narrative Research Immediate Past Chair of the Board
Richard Butts
Faten Alshazly WeUsThem
Roger Boutilier Nova Scotia Association of REALTORS
Directors
Stefanie MacDonald Halifax Paper Hearts
Andrew de Freitas Canadian National Railway
Michele Peveril Halifax Port Authority
Christopher Googoo Ulnooweg
Brad Proctor McInnes Cooper
Ann Divine Ashanti Leadership
Captain (N) A.S. Williams, CD
Maritime Forces Atlantic
Caroline Wolfe Stewart Nova Scotia College of Nursing
Karim George InTouch Communications
Hon. Joanne Bernard Easter Seals Nova Scotia
David Rideout MetroWorks
Martha Casey VOLTA
Chris Cowper-Smith Spring Loaded
Patrick Sullivan Halifax Chamber of Commerce President & CEO
Governors
Cynthia Dorrington Vale & Associates Human Resource Management Past Chair of the Board, 2018-19
Mark Fraser 440park Past Chair of the Board, 2017-18
Carol MacMillan The Shaw Group Past Chair of the Board, 2016-17
Robert Batherson Trampoline Branding Past Chair of the Board, 2015-16
Francis Fares Fares Inc. Past Chair of the Board, 2014-15
Andrew Boswell Rimot Io Inc. Past Chair of the Board, 2013-14
Paula Gallagher Deloitte Past Chair of the Board, 2012-13
Ian Penny Commercial Banking, CIBC Past Chair of the Board, 2011-12
Jeff Forbes Knightsbridge Robertson Surrette Past Chair of the Board, 2010-11
Bruce Russell McInnes Cooper Past Chair of the Board, 2009-10
The Board nominations for 2020-2021 are now closed.
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