Front Row, L-R: Rob Belliveau, Roxanne Fairweather, Nancy Tower, Pat Darrah.
Back Row, L-R: Robin McAdam, Daryl Wilson, Chris Huskilson, Stephen Aftanas.
(Missing from photo- Derek Oland)
Chris has been a director and the president and chief executive officer of Emera Inc. since November 2004. He is also a director of Nova Scotia Power Inc. and chairman of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company. He has held a number of other positions within Nova Scotia Power Inc. and its predecessor, Nova Scotia Power Corporation, since joining the company in 1980. He holds a Bachelor of Science . in Engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering from the University of New Brunswick.Chris is the Chair of the Canadian Electricity Association and serves on many for-profit and not-for-profit Boards of Directors. He is the past-Chair of the Greater Halifax Partnership and past-Chair of the Energy Council of Canada. Chris is the past-Chair of the Greater Halifax Partnership and past-Chair of Energy Council of Canada.
Stephen became the Corporate Secretary for Emera Inc. and Nova Scotia Power Inc. in 2008. Previously Stephen held the position of Associate Corporate Secretary, prior to that he served as Associate General Counsel for Nova Scotia Power and Senior Solicitor, Emera.
Before joining Emera in 2002, Stephen practiced corporate and commercial law as a partner with a Halifax law firm. Stephen practiced law in Winnipeg for several years prior to relocating to Halifax. An active member of the community, Stephen is past Chair of the Board of Governors of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
A life-long Saint Johner and graduate of St. Malachy’s High School, Pat has been the Executive Director of the Saint John Construction Association since 1969. He manages government and public relations as well as industrial relations, including negotiating for employers with seven provincial and three local Building Trades unions. A very active volunteer, Pat sits as President of New Brunswick Construction Labour Relations Inc., is a member of the Board of Directors of the Construction Association of New Brunswick Inc., National Construction Labour Relations Allaince and other construction and labour related organizations. He is Chair of the Jeux Canada Games Foundation and sits on the Board of Directors of the Imperial Theatre Foundation, among others. Pat played a significant role on the committee that brought the Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB) to a reality in 2010.
Among the honours Pat has received are an honourary Doctor of Science from UNB Saint John in October 2004; the Saint John Board of Trade's President's Award in November 2010, together with Doctors John Barry and John Steeves, Associate Dean, for their work in bringing DMNB to a reality; and was one of ten new members named to the Order of New Brunswick on New Brunswick Day 2011, to be invested during an October 27 ceremony at Government House in Fredericton.
President and CEO of Innovatia, Roxanne has worked in the New Brunswick telecommunications industry since 1985 when she graduated from the University of Toronto. She worked 10 years with then-named NB Tel, directed marketing for New North Media, and held the positions of General Manager of NB Tel Mobility and President Aliant Wireless before moving to Innovatia in 2001. More recently Roxanne, together with partner David Grebenc, have acquired Innovatia from Bell Aliant. Roxanne’s community involvements include Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the University of New Brunswick, Board of Director for LearnSphere, founding member and Director of CORE as well as a founding member of PropelSJ. Roxanne is a native of Saint John and passionate about the academic and economic growth of New Brunswick.
Now an entrepreneur, Daryl began his career in finance with Clarkson Gordon (now Ernst & Young). He held the position of Auditor General of the Province of New Brunswick and Commissioner of Finance for the City of Saint John, and has been and continues to be active in the community. Currently, Daryl sits on the boards of Enterprise Saint John, the Business Community Anti-Poverty Initiative (BCAPI), Saint John Canada Games Foundation and the Saint John Waterfront Development Corporation and is a member of the Audit Committee of the National Research Council of Canada. Daryl also chairs the Saint John Board of Trade’s Retail Forum. He provides consulting services and training on board governance and pension plan administration. Daryl is the owner of Alternatives, a Saint John retail store that sells heating products and bicycles.
Derek Oland joined the Emera New Brunswick Board of Directors on March 15, 2011. He is the Executive Chairman of Moosehead Breweries Limited with corporate offices and brewery located in Saint John, New Brunswick. Mr. Oland joined his family's business in 1961 and has held a number of positions with the Company, including President and CEO. In 1997 when Mr. Oland was appointed Chairman of Moosehead, he became the fifth generation member to lead the family company. Mr. Oland has been active in business and community affairs through his career, including past Chairman of Emera Inc., with which he as involved for 17 years. He is a founding member and the immediate past Chair of the New Brunswick Business Council. In November 2006 Mr. Oland received the New Brunswick Red Cross Humanitarian Award; in June 2007 he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada; and in October 2008, he was elected to the Junior Achievement New Brunswick Business Hall of Fame. Mr. Oland is a graduate of Harvard Business School's Owner/President Management Program, and in 1998, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of New Brunswick.
Robin is past President of Emera New Brunswick and also previously held the position of Director of Emera corporate development, where he worked on various development projects and was project manager for the Northeast Reliability Interconnect. Prior to joining Emera, Robin was principal in charge of KPMG's Atlantic Canadian Business Strategy Consulting Practice. Robin is currently the Executive Vice President of Sustainability with Nova Scotia Power. Robin has a B.B.A. from Wilfrid Laurier University and an M.B.A. from Queen's University.
A resident of Quispamsis, NB, Rob joined the Brunswick Pipeline team in December 2008. He is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier and Dalhousie Universities. Rob is a Professional Engineer and has been a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick since 1994.
Rob began his career in the energy sector and brings more than twenty-five years of experience in operations, management and process control experience. He has worked in a broad range of environments across Canada but has been based in the Maritimes for more than 25 years.
Rob is active in the community, and a sports and fitness enthusiast. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Saint John Board of Trade, a member of the Board of Directors for the Atlantica Centre for Energy and is Emera's representative on the management committee of the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Ltd. partnership. Rob also coaches minor hockey and minor baseball, and is a past member of the Board of the Kennebecasis Valley Minor Hockey Association.