October 31, 2024
Education News Canada

MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY
MSVU welcomes new Board of Governors Chair, Vice-Chair, members

October 11, 2023

Fall is a time of new beginnings not just for students, faculty and staff at Mount Saint Vincent University, but also for the University's Board of Governors.

MSVU's Board recently welcomed several new members at their first meeting of the academic year, including a new Chair, Tyrone Cotie, Vice President, Treasury and Investor Relations, Chorus Aviation Inc. and Vice-Chair Patricia Towler, President & Chief Executive Officer, Chartered Professional Accountants Nova Scotia. Tyrone has served on the MSVU Board of Governors for four years, assuming the role of Vice-Chair in 2021. Patricia Towler was appointed to the Board in 2022.

Additional new members:

Community at large representatives

  • Ifeanyi Emesih
  • Karen Hudson
  • Mona Power

Faculty representative

  • Tamara Franz-Odendaal

Student representatives

  • Xinyuan Bu
  • Nola Sam

Alumni representative

  • Dana Power

Sisters of Charity representative

  • S. Nuala Kenny

Order in Council

  • Cherise Hart

Vice-President Academic & Provost

  • Dr. Lori Francis

Vice-President Administration

  • Isabelle Nault

Board chairs and vice-chairs are appointed for two-year terms.

The MSVU Board of Governors includes Order in Council, community at large, alumni, faculty, student, administration and Sisters of Charity representatives. View the full list of 2023-2024 members below.

MSVU is governed using a bi-cameral governance structure consisting of the Board of Governors and the Senate (responsible for academic affairs). The MSVU Board is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the University, including governance and oversight of the University generally, its property, revenues, expenditures, business and affairs.


Full list: MSVU Board of Governors 2023-2024

Chair
Tyrone Cotie, Vice President, Treasury and Investor Relations , Chorus Aviation Inc.

Vice Chair
Patricia Towler, President & Chief Executive Officer, Chartered Professional Accountants Nova Scotia

Chancellor
Dr. Margaret Mary Fitzpatrick, SC

President
Dr. Joël Dickinson

Vice-President Academic and Provost
Dr. Lori Francis

Vice-President Administration
Isabelle Nault

Governors appointed by the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity

  • S. Nuala Kenny
  • S. Sheilagh Martin
  • Joan McMullin
  • Rosemarie Sampson
  • Marie Scagliola

Governors appointed by the Governor in Council

  • Cherise Hart
  • Judith Sullivan-Corney

Governors selected by and from the alumni

  • Craig Ennis
  • Penny Henneberry
  • Dana Power

Governors selected by and from the faculty

Governors selected by and from the students

  • Xinyuan Bu
  • Nola Sam
  • One vacancy

Governors selected by the board from the community at large

  • Natasha Agnew
  • Michelle Clare
  • Amanda Dean
  • Danielle Desjardins
  • Ifeanyi Emesih
  • Heather Hanson
  • Karen Hudson
  • Paul MacIsaac
  • Joseph (Joe) Nahas
  • Thomas (Tom) Nicolle
  • Charys Payne
  • Claudette Porter
  • Mona Power
  • Glenn Squires
  • Hon. Diana Whalen

For more information

Mount Saint Vincent University
166 Bedford Highway
Halifax Nova Scotia
Canada B3M 2J6
www.msvu.ca/


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