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.
2020-2021 Discover Halifax Board of Directors
Jennifer Angel, Chair of the Board
President & Chief Executive Officer, Develop Nova Scotia
Board Committee(s): Executive
Jeff Ransome, Past-Chair of the Board
General Manager, Halifax Marriott Harbourfront
Board Committee(s): Executive and Governance
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
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
Deputy Mayor, Halifax
Megan Delaney
General Manager, Cambridge Suites Hotel Halifax
Michele Saran
Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Nova Scotia
Mike Savage
Mayor, Halifax
Ryan Murphy
President/Owner, Murphy’s Camping on the Ocean
Susan Wilson
Director of Human Resources, The Sutton Place Hotel Halifax
Board Committee(s): Governance