The Board of Directors for Discover Halifax is composed of fifteen (15) members: eight (8) members from the general membership; two (2) prescribed by Bylaw 5.05 and five (5) appointed Directors including:
(i) The Mayor of Halifax Regional Municipality or a designate;
(ii) An individual appointed by the Council of the Halifax Regional Municipality
(iii) The Chief Administrative Officer of the Halifax Regional Municipality, or a designate;
(iv) The President of the Hotel Association of Nova Scotia, or a designate;
(v) The Chief Executive Officer of the Nova Scotia Tourism Agency or a designate
Bylaw 5.05: Two (2) positions on the Board of Directors shall be elected from members who provide accommodation services outside the current districts 7 and 8 of the Halifax Regional Municipality. One (1) position is reserved for a facility that has between 20 and 99 rooms and one (1) position is reserved for a facility that has 20+ rooms.
2019-2020 Discover Halifax Board of Directors
Jeff Ransome, Chair of the Board
General Manager, Halifax Marriott Harbourfront
Board Committee(s): Executive and Governance
Jennifer Angel, Vice-Chair of the Board
President & Chief Executive Officer, Develop Nova Scotia
Board Committee(s): Executive
David Clark, Secretary of the Board
General Manager, Atlantica Hotel Halifax
Board Committee(s): Executive
Paul Brigley, Treasurer of the Board
Vice President of Finance & Chief Financial Officer, Halifax International Airport Authority
Board Committee(s): Executive and Finance, Audit & Risk
Roberta Dexter
President, Strategic Meeting Designs
Board Committee(s): Governance – Chair, and Executive
Ross Jefferson, Ex Officio
President & Chief Executive Officer, Discover Halifax
Board Committee(s): Executive, Governance and Finance, Audit & Risk
Denise Schofield
Director of Parks & Recreation, Halifax
Doug Townsend
Co-Owner, The Canteen on Portland
Board Committee(s): Governance
Ina Rivard
Owner/Operator, Atlantic Splash Adventure
Kathy Perrier
General Manager, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Halifax-Bedford
Board Committee(s): Finance, Audit & Risk
Ken Bagnell
President, Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic
Lisa Blackburn
City Councillor, Halifax
Michele Saran
Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Nova Scotia
Mike Savage
Mayor, Halifax
Ryan Murphy
President/Owner, Murphy’s Camping on the Ocean and Bread & Better Small Business Solutions Inc.
Susan Wilson
President/Partner, Oceanstone Seaside Resort
Board Committee(s): Governance