The Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission Board
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.
The members of the MPHEC board:
| Institutional Representatives (Category A) |
Senior Public Officials (Category B) |
Public-at-Large (Category C) |
| New Brunswick | ||
| Lise Dubois Anthony Secco |
Yves Pelletier | Colette Landry Martin Raymond Daigle Alexander MacDonald |
| Nova Scotia | ||
| Gordon MacInnis Carolyn Watters Dian Patterson |
Greg Ells Jeffrey Conrad |
Peter Butler David Etherington |
| Prince Edward Island | ||
| James Randall (Chair) | Susan MacKenzie Michael O'Grady |
Paul MacDonald |
Ex-officio, non voting member: Mireille Duguay, Chief Executive Officer
To e-mail members, send an e-mail to member@mphec.ca and add the name of the member you wish to contact in the subject line.
CHAIRJames Randall
Vice President, Academic, University of Prince Edward Island
Category a: university; Expiry date of appointment: March 31, 2014
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Mireille Duguay
Ex-officio, non-voting member
NEW BRUNSWICK
Lise DuboisVice-rectrice adjointe à la recherche, Université de Moncton
Category a: university; Expiry date of appointment: February 19, 2013.
Anthony Secco
Vice President (Academic), University of New Brunswick
Category a: university; Expiry date of appointment: March 31, 2015.
Yves Pelletier
Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour
Category b: government; Expiry date of appointment: October 17, 2013
Alexander MacDonald
Category c: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: February 26, 2013
Colette Landry Martin
Category c: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: April 27, 2013.
Raymond Daigle
Category c: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: January 19, 2013
NOVA SCOTIA
Gordon MacInnisVice President (Finance and Administration) Cape Breton University
Nova Scotia
Category a: university; Expiry date of appointment: March 31, 2013.
Carolyn Watters
Vice President Academic and Provost, Dalhousie University
Nova Scotia
Category a: university; Expiry date of appointment: March 31, 2015.
Dian Patterson
Associate Vice President Academic, Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Nova Scotia
Category a: university; Expiry date of appointment: February 28, 2015.
Greg Ells
Senior Executive Director, Department of Labour and Advanced Education
Category b: government; Expiry date of appointment: March 31, 2013
Jeffrey Conrad
Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Labour and Advanced Education
Category b: government; Expiry date of appointment: February 22, 2013
Peter Butler
Category c: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: December 1, 2011
David Etherington
Category c: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: September 30, 2013
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Susan MacKenzieDirector, Post Secondary and Continuing Education, Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning
Category b: government; Expiry date of appointment: June 2, 2015
Michael O'Grady
Vice President, Innovation, Enterprise and Strategic Development, Holland College
Category b: government; Expiry date of appointment: December 8, 2014
Paul MacDonald
Category c: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: March 31, 2013
Meetings
In order to carry out its duties, the Commission holds approximately five regular meetings per year, normally on institution campuses on a rotating basis. This allows the Commission to visit each institution and meet with its representatives, thereby maintaining an awareness of current issues and activities at each institution. The tentative meeting dates for the upcoming year are:
- April 16, 2012
- June 25, 2012
- September 24, 2012
- November 26, 2012
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.
