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Annual General Meeting 2019-20

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Leslie O’Reilly, Chair
Robert Andrews, Vice-Chair
Dr. Catherine Bradbury
Marilyn Butland
Ruby Dyall
Sharon Forsey
Tara Laing
David Loveys
James (Jim) Miller
John O'Dea
Paul Pike
Scott Tessier
Carole Therrien
Dr. Marilyn Thompson
Lynn Marie Wade

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Leslie O’Reilly, Chair
Leslie O’Reilly has served as a member of the Eastern Health Board of Trustees since October 2013, having served on the Finance, Quality and Safety, and Credentials and Privileges committees. He is also a current member of the Board of Directors for the Health Care Foundation. Mr. O’Reilly has over 30 years of experience in leadership in health care, marine communications and safety and emergency and ocean technology. He is currently the president and principal consultant with O’Reilly and Associates, a professional services consultancy focused on sector strategy and business development. He has previously served as executive director and CEO of Marine Institute of Memorial University and executive director of Oceans Advance Inc., the Newfoundland and Labrador Ocean technology Innovation Cluster where he strengthened alignment across research, institutions and industry and built consensus for a collaborative strategic agenda. Throughout his career, he has chaired and participated in numerous boards, advisory councils, and partnered on various projects in education, training and research. Accomplishments include national and international strategic initiatives in advanced training and applied research centers in marine communications, marine simulation, marine safety and emergency and ocean technology. He also led “Vision 2020”, the strategic agenda which continues to guide the long-term development plan of the Marine Institute of Memorial University. [Top]
Mr. Robert B. Andrews, Vice-Chair
Bob Andrews has practiced law in St. John’s since 1974. A Dalhousie University Law Graduate, Mr. Andrews also received a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Memorial University in 1971. He has been appointed as Queen’s Counsel and a Master of the Supreme Court. Business is the focus of his practice, specifically in areas of Corporate/ Commercial Law, Real Estate Development and Financing, Labour and Employment and Business, Construction and Labour Litigation. Mr. Andrews has been very active in community service as a past president of several organizations including the Rotary Club of St. John’s and the Canadian Mental Health Association (National and Provincial) and as a member and supporter of other community and professional organizations. He has about 16 years of prior health board service with the Waterford Hospital (Chair) and the Healthcare Corporation of St. John’s. In 2012, Mr. Andrews was a recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for his community service. [Top]
Dr. Catherine Bradbury, BMedSci., MD, MBA (Honours)
Dr. Bradbury began her career in Family Medicine where she served her patients for 30 years. A keen interest in the management and administration of public health systems led her to obtain a Diploma in Health Service Management from the Canadian Hospital Association. With the completion of her MBA (honours), Dr. Bradbury migrated towards Medical Administration, spending 25 years as a Medical Consultant and Associate Deputy Minister with the Department of Health and Community Services. Dr. Bradbury is respected as a credible voice in decision making, and has an extensive background in negotiations, mediation and arbitration. She has served on the Atlantic Provinces’ peer review program of physicians, the Disciplinary Committee of the NL College of Physicians and Surgeons, and has been a provincial representative on several national committees including the National Medical Consultants Committee, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, and Government of British Columbia's representative for a physician arbitration process. [Top]
Marilyn Butland
Marilyn Butland is the principal consultant of Butland Communications. She has been steering her business consulting and communications practice for seven years, following 13 years in agency management and partnership and 14 years with the provincial government. Building on her MUN Bachelor of Commerce and MBA work, along with certifications in management consulting, public participation, and partnership brokering, she is a strategic, results-focused, professional team player. Ms. Butland has a proven reputation for developing solid relationships in complex situations: in business leadership guiding firms; entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations through planning, awareness campaigns, issue management and growth; in mine-related projects from start-up plans for Vale’s Long Harbour Processing Plant to owner interests in re-opening Wabush mine; indigenous relations; and sectors that impact rural Newfoundland and Labrador from aquaculture to tourism. Ms. Butland is active in several professional and industry associations and within the community. [Top]
Ruby Dyall
Ruby Dyall has a nursing career that spans 50 years in the health-care sector. Now retired, she has worked as a staff nurse, emergency nurse, community health nurse, and Director of Nurses with Eastern Health. In other organizations, she was coordinator/educator of a Licensed Practical Nursing Program and a nurse on a cruise ship for a period of time. Throughout the years, Ms. Dyall has served on numerous volunteer boards in her community of Grand Bank. Specifically, she has volunteered with the Grand Bank Heritage Society Board, the Special Events Board, the Main Street Development Board and the Mental Health Focus Group. Provincially, she has served as a board member for the College of the North Atlantic, and nationally, as a panel member on the Review Tribunals for the Canada Pension Appeals Board. She has also volunteered internationally providing health services in Haiti and Guyana. Ms. Dyall is currently serving on the Community Business and Development Board in Marystown and is vice chairman of the 50+ Club in Grand Bank. [Top]
Sharon Forsey, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D
Sharon Forsey is a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Newfoundland and Labrador. She graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce Honors (Co-operative) in 1982, and received her Chartered Accountant (CA) designation in 1984. In recognition of her dedicated service to the Institute, the profession and the community, she was appointed a Fellow of the Institute in 2013. Ms. Forsey is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and received the ICD.D designation in March 2017. Her most recent position was Director of Taxation with Inmarsat, a multinational satellite telecommunications company where she was responsible for tax compliance and planning for the worldwide organization. Prior to this position, she was Director of Tax for CHC Helicopter Corporation. Ms. Forsey also held a variety of positions with Bell Aliant predecessor companies in Newfoundland (both NewTel Enterprises and Newfoundland Telephone). She articled with Deloitte and was an advisor to public company clients prior to pursuing her career in industry. Ms. Forsey has been very active as a volunteer, having served as chair of the Chartered Professional Accountants' Education Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador, Inc. and as a director of the Board of Chartered Accountants of Newfoundland as well as chair of several other committees of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. She has also volunteered extensively with school and sports committees and is currently a member of Parish Council and Chair Finance Committee - Corpus Christi Parish.. [Top]
Tara Laing
Tara Laing has over 20 years of professional communications experience in areas such as strategic planning, issues and crisis communications management and stakeholder relations. She holds a senior leadership role at Marine Atlantic as the corporate communications manager and leads the team responsible for the strategic development, planning and execution of employee and external communications for the federal Crown Corporation. Prior to joining Marine Atlantic in 2002, Ms. Laing worked in various public relations positions within the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Her service included roles in Executive Council, Mines and Energy, Tourism Culture and Recreation and Industry. Ms. Laing holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from Mount Saint Vincent University, a Bachelor of Arts and a Certificate in Public Administration from Memorial University, and a Project Management Professional Designation. Ms. Laing is also the chair of Waypoints, a not-for-profit agency that provides residential and support services to youth and their families, and has been a member of the International Association of Business Communicators since 1993. [Top]
David Loveys
David Loveys is a chartered professional accountant with over 40 years’ experience. His career has been predominately with publicly traded companies having worked with Newfoundland Telephone Company, Newtel Enterprises, CHC Helicopter Corporation and Aurion Resources Limited. He is currently the chief financial officer (CFO) of Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. Mr. Loveys also has a consulting practice, D. R. Loveys & Associates Inc. His past experience includes directorships on the following Boards: Duke of Edinburgh Awards, YM-YWCA, Canadian Red Cross - Newfoundland and Labrador Division, Newfoundland Society for the Physically Disabled Inc., Children's Rehabilitation Centre, and the Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland & Labrador. Currently, he is serving on the boards of Workplace NL, Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, Aurion Resources Limited, and Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. Mr. Loveys has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Memorial University and a chartered accountant designation from the Newfoundland Institute of Chartered Accountants. [Top]
James (Jim) Miller, B.A., C.F.M
Originally from New Bonaventure and now residing in Trinity, NL. Jim Miller has worked for the Trinity Historical Society since 2000 as project coordinator/ archivist, where he is responsible for the administration of all projects of the Society - fundraising, proposal writing, research and the general day-to-day operation of the not-for-profit organization. Mr. Miller became a co-owner of Sherwood Suites accommodations in Port Rexton in 2015. He also spends a great deal of his time volunteering in various roles on the Bonavista Peninsula, including his position as mayor of the Town of Trinity since 2005; chairperson of Cape Random Trust/Random Passage Site in New Bonaventure; chairperson of the Discovery Regional Services Board; and is a member of various other committees in the Bonavista Peninsula region. In recognition of his work in relation to supporting partnerships and regional tourism initiatives, he was awarded the Doug Wheeler Award, Department of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2010 and the Queen's Jubilee Medal in 2012 in recognition of his community service. Mr. Miller holds a Bachelor of Arts from Memorial University of Newfoundland, with a concentration in Newfoundland and Labrador history, and a Certificate in Fund Raising Management from the College of the North Atlantic. [Top]
John V. O’Dea, QC
John O’Dea, QC, is Legal Counsel with the McInnes Cooper law firm. His principal practice areas have focused on the construction industry, professional and regulatory organizations, municipal government, and the entertainment industry. He is a member of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canadian Bar Association, American Bar Association, Alternate Dispute Resolution Institute of Canada, Institute of Corporate Directors (NL executive), and Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Association. Mr. O'Dea has had extensive involvement in the community, including having served as past chair of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council, The Rooms Foundation, and the Murphy Centre. Presently, he is co-chair of Faculty of Medicine Development Council; secretary of Business and Arts NL; member of the Advisory Board of the Canadian Society of Decorative Arts; and member of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Public Complaints Commission. Mr. O'Dea is an alumnus of Memorial University, Dalhousie Law School and Harvard Negotiation Institute. He has a deep interest and involvement in the arts having been named a Patron of the Arts in 2014. He has also been involved in a number of technology start-ups. [Top]
Scott Tessier
Scott Tessier is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB). Before joining the C-NLOPB in 2013, Mr. Tessier was an advisor in the petroleum industry on legislative and regulatory matters in Alberta. He has also served in a number of senior positions with several government departments with regulatory mandates. This includes a career with the federal public service that spans 15 years - 12 years at Fisheries and Oceans Canada and three years in the health sector. Mr. Tessier started his career with the St. John's Harbour Atlantic Coastal Action Program and has also worked with the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. Mr. Tessier has been active on a number of volunteer and regulatory boards in the province. He has been a member of the Eastern Health Board of Trustees since 2019; Board Chair of the C-NLOPB from 2013 -2019; and a member of the Board of Directors of the Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network, also known as MEOPAR, since 2014. In his capacity as CEO of the C-NLOPB, Scott is also an observer on the Board of One Ocean. Mr. Tessier was born and raised in St. John’s and holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Memorial University. He volunteers as an elementary school basketball coach, and he and his wife have three young children. [Top]
Carole Therrien
Carole Therrien is a strategic management expert in public and non-governmental organization (NGO) sectors, specializing in transitions and performance efficiency at times of turbulence. In addition to issue and crisis management experience, Ms. Therrien has extensive involvement in the fields of environmental sustainability and business model restructuring. In her many leadership roles in not-for-profit organizations, she has also served as a representative at local, national and internationals forums on environmental sustainability, and as a speaker/facilitator at workshops in both cross-cultural communications and ethical practices. Ms. Therrien has focused her career on the impact of change and how cultures and communities subsequently adapt. She is now leveraging that expertise into academic research. After having completed graduate studies in the humanities at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, she is pursuing doctoral studies in anthropology through Carleton University on community resilience in the face of disasters. She currently volunteers with The Prosperity Project, a national initiative led by prominently female leaders who work toward ensuring the involvement of women in Canada's COVID-19 economic recovery. [Top]
Dr. Marilyn Thompson
Dr. Marilyn Thompson is associate provost, Human Resources at the University of Waterloo where she oversees the administration and long-term planning of all university human resources, organizational and human development, and total compensation activities and programs. As a senior executive officer of the university, Dr. Thompson plays a key role in strategic planning and decisions affecting the employees of the university and provides vision for university-wide initiatives and human resources leadership. Before joining uWaterloo, Dr. Thompson was a vice president of the Eastern Regional Health Authority. Having started her career as a nurse, she has held executive and senior leadership experience in health care, government, education, and private business sector. Her community activities include serving on the boards of the Community Services Council and as spokesperson for the Cabot Habitat for Humanity Women Build Project as well as president of the St. John’s Board of Trade and the Newfoundland and Labrador Chambers of Commerce. Dr. Thompson received an RN diploma from the SA Grace General Hospital School of Nursing and holds a Bachelor of Nursing (MUN), Master of Education (Toronto) and Doctor of Philosophy (Toronto). Dr. Thompson also holds appointments with the Association of Commonwealth Universities, HR Network; Excellence Canada; Lean Higher Education; and Network for Change and Continuous Innovation. [Top]
Lynn Wade
Lynn Wade retired in September 2013 as director of Laboratory Medicine, Eastern Health following a 37-year career as a medical laboratory technologist and several progressive laboratory management positions. Throughout her career, she served on various provincial committees, including the Provincial Laboratory Workload Measurement (chair), Provincial Laboratory Dictionary, Workforce Planning, and Provincial Working Group for implementation of Recommendations of the Cameron Inquiry into Hormone Receptor Testing. Ms. Wade directed the implementation of the Eastern Health regional laboratory quality management system and the subsequent accreditation of all Eastern Health laboratories to ISO15189 standards. Ms. Wade holds a Bachelor of Technology (MUN), Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (CNA) and a Certificate in Laboratory Quality Management (UBC). [Top]

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