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
Past Chair of the Board
Hon. Joanne Bernard
Easter Seals Nova Scotia
Nancy Foran
ESG Partners
Chair of the Board
Donna Harding
Engel & Völkers
Jon Legatto
O'Regan's Automotive Group
Vice Chair of the Board
Katherine Risley
KBRS & Meridia Recruitment Solutions
Kimberly Stephens
High Liner Foods
Directors
Rodney Belliveau
Doane Grant Thornton
President & CEO
Don Bureaux
Halifax Chamber of Commerce
Joshua Counsil
Good Robot Brewing
Dr. Denise Daley
Nasore Personalized Wellness
Ann-Marie Flinn
Champion Change Agency
Captain (N) Annick Fortin
Maritime Forces Atlantic
Martina Kelades
Life Out Loud - Mental Health Consulting
Amit Khurana
Corporate Access
Roberto Menendez
NATIONAL BANK
Nadia Middleton
Middleton Group
Brad Murphy
RBC Commercial Banking
Colleen O'Toole
Lighthouse Transportation
Jennifer Parker
Nova Scotia Power
David Randell
Stewart McKelvey
Mohammad Ali Raza
Cox & Palmer
Robert Wooden
Dalhousie Management Career Services
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
Past Chair of the Board, 2024-2025
Ann Divine
Ashanti Leadership
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.
