Board of Directors
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
Chair of the Board
Hon. Joanne Bernard
Easter Seals Nova Scotia
Past Chair of the Board
Ann Divine
Ashanti Leadership
Vice Chair of the Board
Donna Harding
Engel & Völkers
Mahmoud Mirmehrabi
SolidStatePharma
Katherine Risley
KBRS & Meridia Recruitment Solutions
Kimberly Stephens
High Liner Foods
Caroline Wolfe Stewart
Nova Scotia College of Nursing
Directors
Dr. Denise Daley
Nasore Personalized Wellness
Ifeanyi Emesih
My East Coast Experience Media Group Inc.
Nancy Foran
ESG Partners
Captain (N) Annick Fortin
Maritime Forces Atlantic
Martina Kelades
Life Out Loud - Mental Health Consulting
Wade Keller
Labatt Brewing
Jon Legatto
O'Regan's Automotive Group
Nadia Middleton
Middleton Group
Heath Moore
Doane Grant Thornton
Mohammad Ali Raza
Cox & Palmer
President & CEO
Patrick Sullivan
Halifax Chamber of Commerce
Wyatt White
The Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq
Governors
Past Chair of the Board, 2023-2024
Chris Cowper-Smith
Mable Health and Cedar Point Solutions
Past Chair of the Board, 2022-2023
Faten Alshazly
WeUsThem
Past Chair of the Board, 2021-2022
Mark Sidebottom
Nova Scotia Power
Past Chair of the Board, 2020-2021
Gavin MacDonald
Cox & Palmer
Past Chair of the Board, 2019-2020
Margaret Chapman
Narrative Research
Past Chair of the Board, 2018-2019
Cynthia Dorrington
Vale & Associates Human Resource Management
Past Chair of the Board, 2017-2018
Mark Fraser
440Park
Past Chair of the Board, 2016-2017
Carol MacMillan
The Shaw Group
Past Chair of the Board, 2015-2016
Robert Batherson
Trampoline Branding
Past Chair of the Board, 2014-2015
Francis Fares
Fares Inc.
Past Chair of the Board, 2013-2014
Andrew Boswell
Rimot Io Inc.
Past Chair of the Board, 2012-2013
Paula Gallagher
Deloitte
Past Chair of the Board, 2011-2012
Ian Penny
Commercial Banking, CIBC
Past Chair of the Board, 2010-2011
Jeff Forbes
Knightsbridge Robertson Surrette
Past Chair of the Board, 2009-2010
Bruce Russell
McInnes Cooper
Nominations
Interested in becoming a Board Member?
The official call for Board nomination is open from November 1 to November 30 each year. However, the Nominating Committee welcomes expressions of interest throughout the year. Please send your expression of Board interest to Kassinda Tolliver, Executive Assistant to the President and CEO.
