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Board chair Kenny Hilaire and CEO Sara Napier stand in the atrium of the Halifax Convention Centre

United Way Halifax Board of Directors 2023-24

Representing a broad cross-section of our community, our board reflects a variety of backgrounds, ages, professions, and perspectives. Members serve a three-year renewable term, with new positions filled annually by our Governance, Nominations and Human Resources Committee. The board meets six times a year to discuss United Way’s accomplishments and goals, and to evaluate our performance against our stated vision: a community united by compassion, rich in opportunity, and free of poverty.

  • Laura Godsoe - Board Chair

    Director, Executive Recruitment and Employment Equity, Dalhousie University

  • Jenn Auld

    Jenn Auld - Chair, Strategic Fundraising Cabinet

    Vice President, Atlantic Region, TD Canada Trust

  • Suzanne Fougere - Chair, Governance Committee

    Executive Vice-President, Strategy & Business Development, Events East Group

  • John McCulloch - Chair, Finance, Audit & Risk Committee

    Chief Financial Officer, Universal Realty Group

  • Kenny Hilaire - Past Board Chair

    Manager of Operations, Prosci Canada

  • Dr. Krista Jangaard

    President & CEO, IWK Health Centre

  • Victoria Jollimore

    Director, Health & Dental Claims, Customer Experience, Manulife

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    Lia MacDonald

    Vice President, Transmission, Distribution and Delivery, Nova Scotia Power

  • Captain Andy MacKenzie

    Andy MacKenzie

    Base Commander, Canadian Forces Base Halifax

  • Sara Napier

    President & CEO, United Way Halifax

  • Ossama Nasrallah

    President & Co-Founder, Harbour Waterfront & Adventure Rentals

  • Dale Noseworthy

    Chief Financial Officer, Killam Apartment REIT

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    Lori Park, LL.B.

    Partner, Atlantic Canada Market Leader, Mercer (Canada) Limited

  • Quentrel Provo

    Founder & CEO of Stop the Violence Brand and Movement

  • Kathryn Tector

    Director of Client Solutions, Prosci

  • Paul Wozney

    Vice President, Canadian Teachers' Federation & Past-President, Nova Scotia Teachers Union