The Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission Board


Jocelyn Yerxa MPHEC 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
Elizabeth Dawes Petra Hauf	Vacant Rachel Brown	Robin Lathangue Vincent Hébert
Nova Scotia
Amanda Cockshutt Lori Francis Ashlee Cunsolo	Sheila MacLeod Jocelyn Yerxa (Chair / présidente) Vacant	Dylan Boudreau Kim Dixon Gabriel Milhet
Prince Edward Island
Vacant	Nicole Bellefleur Patricia Shields	Vacant

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

Elizabeth Dawes

Vice-rectrice adjointe à l'enseignement et aux affaires professorales, Université de Moncton
Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: January 5, 2029

Petra Hauf

Provost and vice-president academic, University of New Brunswick
Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: January 15, 2027

Vacant

Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: June 27, 2026

Rachel Brown

Director, Post-Secondary Relations (Branch) / Directrice, Relations postsecondaires (Direction), Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour / Éducation postsecondaire, Formation et Travail
Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: May 4, 2029

Robin Lathangue

Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: September 30, 2028

Vincent Hébert

Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: September 30, 2027

Nova Scotia

Amanda Cockshutt

Academic Vice-President & Provost, St. Francis Xavier University
Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: November 1, 2028

Lori Francis

Vice President Academic and Provost, Mount Saint Vincent University
Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: October 17, 2027

Ashlee Cunsolo

Provost and Vice-President, Academic, Acadia University
Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: February 20, 2028

Sheila MacLeod

Executive Director, Programs and Accountability, Advanced Education
Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: January 15, 2028

Jocelyn Yerxa (Chair / présidente)

Director, Strategy, Partnerships and Innovation, Advanced Education
Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: March 25, 2029

Vacant

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

Dylan Boudreau

Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: April 6, 2029

Kim Dixon

Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: April 6, 2029

Gabriel Milhet

Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: April 6, 2026

Prince Edward Island

Vacant

Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: March 27, 2026

Nicole Bellefleur

Director of Post Secondary & Continuing Education Workforce, Advanced Learning & Population
Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: November 8, 2026

Patricia Shields

Vice President, Academic & Applied Research, Holland College
Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: September 18, 2026

Vacant

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

Meetings

The tentative meeting dates for the upcoming year are:

February 11, 2026
April 29, 2026
June 24, 2026
August 26, 2026
October 7, 2026
November 25, 2026