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The Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission Board

Gottschall Pass With Boarder CEO
Kathy Gottschall-Pass
MPHEC Acting Chair
Catherine Stewart
MPHEC Chief Executive Officer

The MPHEC Board is composed of the Chief Executive Officer as well as 20 members appointed by the ministers responsible for post-secondary education in the Maritime

The Commission's composition adheres to the following pattern:

  • At least six of the 20 members must be appointed from each of three categories: nominees submitted by a committee consisting of executive heads of universities and representatives of senates or equivalent academic bodies (Category A), senior public officials and the executive head of non-university institutions (Category B), and the public-at-large (Category C).
  • At least one member of each group is to be drawn from each of the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
  • At least two members are students (within the public-at-large category).

The composition of the Board is a great asset for the Commission, especially in terms of dealing with stakeholder groups' expectations, as it aims to ensure that decisions are made from a regional collective perspective.

Commission members:

Institutional Representatives
(Category A)
Senior Public Officials
(Category B)
Public-at-Large
(Category C)
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island

Ex-officio, non voting member: Catherine Stewart, Chief Executive Officer

To e-mail members, send an e-mail to mphec@mphec.ca and add the name of the member you wish to contact in the subject line.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Catherine Stewart
Ex-officio, non-voting member

New Brunswick

Vacant
Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: June 28, 2023

Elizabeth Dawes
Vice-rectrice adjointe à l'enseignement et aux affaires professorales, Université de Moncton
Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: January 5, 2026

France Haché
Assistant Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre adjointe, Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour / Éducation postsecondaire, Formation et Travail
Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: May 21, 2026

Rachel Brown
Assistant Deputy Minister (Acting) / Sous-ministre adjointe (Par intérim), Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour / Éducation postsecondaire, Formation et Travail
Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: February 8, 2025

Brian E. H. Baxter
Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: July 18, 2025

Vacant
Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: October 31, 2023

 

Nova Scotia

Amanda Cockshutt
Academic Vice-President & Provost, St. Francis Xavier University
Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: November 1, 2025

Richard MacKinnon
Vice-President Academic (Provost), Cape Breton University
Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: July 1, 2025

Pemberton Cyrus
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Dalhousie University
Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: March 31, 2024

Cheryl To
Executive Director, Universities and Colleges, Advanced Education (NS)
Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: January 15, 2025

Lindsay Wadden
Executive Director, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships, Advanced Education (NS)
Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: August 1, 2024

Vacant
Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: August 1, 2023

Martin Zelenietz, Ph.D.
Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: November 30, 2025

Marcel Desmond
Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: November 12, 2025

Jeff Conrad
Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: August 8, 2025

 

Prince Edward Island

Kathy Gottschall-Pass (Acting Chair / présidente intérimaire)
Advisor to the President, University of Prince Edward Island
Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: July 31, 2022

Natalie Mitton
Vice President Academic and Applied Research, Holland College
Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: May 25, 2024

Vacant
Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: May 26, 2023

Michelle Pineau
Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: September 8, 2023

 

Meetings

The tentative meeting dates for the upcoming year are:

  • February 14, 2024

  • April 24, 2024
  • June 26, 2024
  • August 28, 2024
  • October 9, 2024
  • November 27, 2024

The minutes of meetings are public (that is, available upon request) once approved by members and signed by the Chair. The minutes are available in the language of operation of the Commission only.

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