•Colleen Keyes, Partner, Stewart McKelvey

•Dr. Mary Bluechardt, President, Mount Saint Vincent University

•Mary Dable Arab, President and Co-founder of BARA Management Group

•David Gardam, CEO, Gardam Consulting Inc.

•Leslie McLean, Health Care Consultant and Community Leader

•Alison MacDonald, Communications Manager, Halifax Harbour Bridges

•Christine Yang, International Relations Officer, Nova Scotia Department of Intergovernmental Affairs

•Alex Cuming, President, Students’ Union, Mount Saint Vincent University (as of May 2017)

•Note: another new student representative will be added to the Board once fall Student Representative Council elections have taken place.

“My time on the Mount board has highlighted for me what a special and impressive institution this University is,” said Colleen Keyes. “For many years, the Mount has demonstrated a fiscally-responsible, student-centred approach to delivering a quality educational experience to a diverse student body. I look forward to continuing my work with the Mount in the role of Board Chair.”

The Mount Board of Governors includes community, alumnae, faculty, student, administration and Sisters of Charity representatives. View the full list of 2017-2018 members below.

Mount Saint Vincent University is governed using a bi-cameral governance structure consisting of the Board of Governors and the Senate (responsible for academic affairs). The Mount’s Board is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the University, including governance and oversight of the University generally, its property, revenues, expenditures, business and affairs.

As a leader in distance and experiential learning, and based on a strong tradition of social responsibility, Mount Saint Vincent University takes a personalized approach to education to nurture socially responsible global citizens. Founded in 1873, the Mount has been nationally recognized for having one of the lowest student-to-professor ratios, for providing students early access to valuable research opportunities, for its legacy in the advancement of women, and for facilitating critical advancements in food security, healthy aging, literacy, and childhood development.

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For more information:

Gillian Batten

Manager, Communications

Mount Saint Vincent University

902-457-6439

Gillian.Batten@msvu.ca

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Colleen Keyes, Partner, Stewart McKelvey

S. Joan O’Keefe, Congregational Leader, Sisters of Charity, Halifax

Dr. Mary Bluechardt *

Joan McMullin, Retired Educator, Community Volunteer

Martha Norris, Retired Educator **

Marie Scagliola, Community Volunteer

Catherine (Cathy) Ward, Executive Assistant/Benefits & Pension Coordinator, Sisters of Charity, Halifax

S. Pat Wilson, Chaplain, Caritas Residence

Shelley Rowan, VP Prevention and Service Delivery, Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia

Tanya Lorimer-Charles, Regional Marketing Manager, Aramark Higher Education

Alison MacDonald, Communications Manager, Halifax Harbour Bridges *

Christine Yang, International Relations Officer, Nova Scotia Department of Intergovernmental Affairs *

Dr. Robert Farmer, Associate Professor, Information Technology / Business Administration, Mount Saint Vincent University **

Dr. Robert Berard, Professor, Education, Mount Saint Vincent University **

Dr. Amy Thurlow, Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University **

Alex Cuming, President, Students’ Union, Mount Saint Vincent University *

Erin Murray, BA Candidate and VP Communications, Students’ Union, Mount Saint Vincent University

(One student TBC)

Sharon Avery, Will and Estate Consultant, Atlantic Region, Wealth Management Services, RBC Dominion Securities

Brenda Belliveau, Managing Partner and Tax Leader, Atlantic Canada, PwC **

Anne Campbell, Owner, NovaScotian Crystal

Mary Dable Arab, President and Co-founder of BARA Management Group *

Amanda Dean, Vice-President, Atlantic, IBC

Doug Doucet, President, rcs construction

John Flemming, President, Ocean Contractors Limited

The Honourable Myra Freeman, Former Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia

David Gardam, CEO, Gardam Consulting Inc. *

Roger Howard, Regional President, Atlantic Canada, RBC Royal Bank

Leslie McLean, Health Care Consultant and Community Leader *

Jolene Mahody, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Chorus Aviation Inc.

Anne McGuire, Community Volunteer

S. Dorothy Moore, Mi’kmaq Elder and Educator from Membertou

Corrine Sparks, Family Court Judge, Province of Nova Scotia

Darrin Talbot, Associate Partner – Business Tax Advisory, Ernst & Young LLP