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Dr. Kirstin Weerdenburg is a Pediatric Emergency Physician at IWK Health and a Consultant Pediatrician for refugee children at the Newcomer Health Clinic in Halifax...
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Ryan Brothers is the Director of Solicitor Services with the Legal Services Division at the Nova Scotia Department of Justice. Prior to this role, he...
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Sara Piracha-McLean has provided consulting services to charities, non-profits and municipal governments across Canada for over 20 years. She is highly skilled in governance, institutional...
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John Muir has close to 20 years of health system experience gained from the public and private sectors. Starting his career with the Nova Scotia...
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Jane McKay-Nesbitt now serves her community as a volunteer after retiring from a long and successful career, first with government, then business, and finally academia...
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An alumnus of Dalhousie Medical School (MD’83), Dr. Anderson trained in internal medicine as well as hematology at Dalhousie. He continued his residency in hematology...
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Charlene Milner is a Principal in the Assurance practice at Grant Thornton LLP in Fredericton, New Brunswick, providing audit and advisory services to a wide...
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A Newfoundlander by birth, Janet, returned to Halifax in 2020 to retire from an academic position at the University of Puerto Rico. Previous to her...
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Cheryl is an experienced CEO and has held roles for Prince Edward Island's Governments Crown Corporations including and currently the PEI Housing Corporation, the Workers...
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Gina is an Assurance Partner at EY in Halifax with over 26 years’ experience providing audit and advisory services to a wide range of public...
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Monica Foster is the Vice President of Finance and Administration at St. Francis Xavier University. Prior to that, she spent 26 years at the Nova...
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Dave Lavigne is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), employed as the Director of Finance and Regulatory, with Liberty Utilities Gas New Brunswick. Dave has worked...
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Dr. Narendra Vakharia is Chief of the Department of Women's and Obstetric Anesthesia and Associate Professor at Dalhousie University. He holds a Bachelor of Science...
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Sheila is a self-employed quality management consultant with many years of experience in health care, specifically in laboratory medicine. Her primary focus in recent years...
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With over 25 years of senior management experience in the Telecom, IT Services and Electrical/Electronics Manufacturing sectors, Mike is an advisor to technology focused companies...
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Aldéa is a lawyer and businesswoman who is currently president and owner of Landal Inc., offering integrated services in organizational and business development, and vice-president...
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Originally from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Julia Donahue has spent her career helping organizations navigate business and IT transformations. She is currently the Vice President, People...
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Lindsay is a corporate lawyer having worked across a number of industries with a focus on construction, real estate, banking and financing. Prior to returning...
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Justin Ghosn is an entrepreneur of Lebanese descent with strong work ethic. He is currently the CEO of GCORP Investments, a company he founded and...
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Chris is a partner at Torys LLP, where he has practiced corporate and securities law for 30 years. In 2015, he relocated from Toronto to...
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Catherine is a respected C-Suite level business advisor with deep experience in talent management and public affairs across private, public, and non-profit sectors. A graduate...
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Krista first joined the IWK in 1996 in the division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. In 2008, she assumed the role of Medical Director of the Neonatal...
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