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Organization, Governance & Personnel

This page contains the SRSF’s core documents describing its governance structure and decision-making processes.

Overall Governance Model A Steering Committee provides overall governance. The Steering Committee, chaired by the Project Director, is composed of a representative from each of the collaborating Mi’Kmaq and non-native fisher organizations, the SRSF Co-Director and Research Coordinator, one St. FX Co-Investigator and two independent, non-St.FX social scientists, Drs. Richard Apostle (Dalhousie University) and Anthony Charles (St. Mary’s University). The Committee also establishes overall operating priorities, works with the Partner Community Organizations to identify research and training needs, identifies and pursues additional funding sources, identifies and invites additional marine harvester organizations to participate in the CURA, identifies and invites additional social science and business organization research and research education expertise to participate in the CURA, organizes and conducts independent project evaluations, and develops regular project reports. The Steering Committee takes the lead in developing bridges and working collaborations between Mi’Kmaq, non-native fishers, and university-seated social research expertise. While the Steering Committee meets regularly, the SRSF website and listserv provide the main, on-going and dynamic means whereby all Steering Committee members and Partner Organizations are kept current on project activities and are able to participate in regular electronic meetings. This feature is particularly essential given the wide geographical distribution of this SRSF’s partners within mainland Nova Scotia, i.e., from Antigonish through to Guysborough County.
Steering Committee (SC) membership, February 2004
Dr. Anthony Davis Ratana Chuenpagdee Mr. Sandy Benoit Dr. Monica Diochon Dr. Richard Apostle Patricia Rhynold	SRSF Director and SC Chair SRSF Senior Research Fellow President, GNSBFA Professor, St Francis Xavier University Professor, Dalhousie University Guysborough County Regional Development Authority
SRSF Personnel
SRSF Post-doctoral Fellow
Dr. John Wagner	2001-2003
SRSF Senior Research Fellow
Ratana Chuenpagdee	2003-Present
SRSF Project Officers
Erica Gillis Krista MacEachern Holli MacPherson Christie Dyer Jessica Paterson Ms. Flora Murphy	2004 2003-Present 2002-2003 2001-2002 2001-2002 2000-2001
SRSF Community Research Coordinators
Ginny Boudreau Kay Wallace Kerry Prosper	Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen’s Association Gulf Nova Scotia Bonafide Fishermen’s Association The Paq’tnkek Fish and Wildlife Society
SRSF Student Interns & Research Assistants
2004 Erica Gillis Lenore Burke Shannon McCormick Alex Parker Krista Thompson 2003 Erica Gillis Lenore Burke Katherine Newell Mary Jane Paulette 2002 Nadia Macphee Judy Peitzche Mary Jane Paulette Ellen Campbell Kathy Mombourqutte 2001 Christopher Peters Sarah Kinney Judy Peitzche Matthew Beson Mary Jane Paulette 2000 Tanya Baker Kirk Mattie Jana Purdy Harold Paul Ashley Bouchie	SRSF Research Assistant Gulf Bonafide Fishermen’s Association Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen’s Association Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen’s Association Gulf Bonafide Fishermen’s Association SRSF Research Assistant Gulf Nova Scotia Bonafide Fishermen’s Association Guysborough County Inshore Fishermens Association The Paq’tnkek Fish and Wildlife Society Gulf Nova Scotia Bonafide Fishermen’s Association Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen’s Association The Paq’tnkek Fish and Wildlife Society Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen’s Association Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen’s Association Gulf Nova Scotia Bonafide Fishermen’s Association Gulf Nova Scotia Bonafide Fishermen’s Association Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen’s Association Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen’s Association The Paq’tnkek Fish and Wildlife Society Fundy Fixed Gear Council Bay of Fundy Marine Resources Centre Gulf Nova Scotia Bonafide Fishermen’s Association The Paq’tnkek Fish and Wildlife Society Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen’s Association
SRSF Website Design & Development
Ms. Erin Breen: Mr. Ryley Breen: Marcy Gavel: Nathan MacDougall: Krista MacEachern: Marisa Grant:	2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2012 2012-Present