Board of Directors

Executive:

Board Chair: Marc Dunning
Marc Dunning is a lawyer with the Halifax firm Wickwire Holm.  He is also a Professional Engineer and previously worked for Atlantic Canada's foremost engineering firm advising clients on issues related to contaminated sites and hazardous materials.  Marc's current practice focuses on environmental law, professional liability, construction law, labour and employment and general civil litigation.  In addition to his work with Clean Nova Scotia, Marc is also a Director of the Environmental Services Association of Nova Scotia.  He lectures in environmental law at Dalhousie Law School and co-authors the Law East column of the Environmental Policy and Law Journal.

Past Chair: Candace Stevenson
Candace Stevenson’s professional career includes 28 years with the Province of Nova Scotia where she jointly held the positions of Executive Director of Heritage and Culture and Executive Director of the Nova Scotia Museum. She has been involved with community and international development for 40 years, beginning with 2 years teaching with CUSO.  Candace’s work with the not-for-profit sector as a consultant and volunteer includes several prominent boards and committees.  She is the incoming  Chair of United Way of Halifax Region, will join the board of Pier 21 in June, and sits on the board of Voluntary Planning.   With Voluntary Planning she co-chaired the Natural Resources Citizen Engagement Committee and was a member of the Heritage Task Force.  She also volunteers with the Halifax Refugee Clinic.  Other highlights include 3 years as an expert assessor for the Cultural Capitals of Canada, a board member of VSO Canada and Chair of the Canadian Museums Association. Candace began volunteering with Clean Nova Scotia in 2003 and became Chair of the Board in 2007.

Directors

Kevin Brooks

Originally from a small aboriginal community of 500 in Northern British Columbia (Telkwa), it is perhaps not that surprising that sustainable communities is Kevin's passion. He works with Terrain Group, Inc, as a Planner / Urban Designer, and brings to the Clean Nova Scotia board not only that, but his experience previously as a Clean Nova Scotia employee, including experience as a certified EnerGuide advisor.

Martha Grantham
Martha Grantham is the Supervisor of the Natural Resources Education Centre (NREC), located in Middle Musquodoboit. The Centre is part of the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, and fosters understanding and stewardship of the province’s natural environment through educational and interpretive programs, utilizing trails and nearly 400 hectares (1,000 acres) of woodlands. Martha’s love of the natural world lead to degrees in biology and geology, and to the desire to share this passion with everyone. Her role as Public Education Geologist with the Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy in the late 1980s was to make Earth science interesting and accessible. Martha worked as Curator of Education and Public Programs with the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History for over 16 years. Martha was Manager of Interpretation of the Johnson GEO CENTRE in St. John’s, Newfoundland, during its formative stages, and was integral in the exhibit and interpretive development of this 3,100 m2 (33,000 ft2), $12 million dollar facility, which opened in 2002. She is well-known for her organizational skills. Martha is also an amateur radio operator, and is known for her word play, making her a ham in more ways than one! She loves spending her spare time outdoors ... naturally.

Jason Hollett 

Kathryn Lo

Katie has a BA and MA in International Development Studies and has lived and travelled extensively overseas including periods working for an ENGO in Ecuador and the UN Refugee Agency in Malaysia. In 2008 she decided to return to Nova Scotia to pursue a law degree and is currently in her second year at Dalhousie Law School.  Katie also volunteers with the Halifax Refugee Clinic and is a member of the Red Cross Emergency Response Team.

Billy Joe MacLean
Billy Joe has been active in politics in the Port Hawkesbury area for over forty years.  Since 1994 he has been the Mayor of the Town of Port Hawkesbury, a role he also played for approximately eight years in the 1970s. In the 1980's Billy Joe was elected to the Provincial Legislature as the Progressive Conservative member for Inverness South and was appointed to the Cabinet as the Minister of Tourism and Culture in 1983.  He was a representative in the Legislature for approximately ten years.  Before his involvement in politics Billy Joe owned and operated food and beverage establishments for about fifteen years. Mayor MacLean is the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities appointed nominee to the Board of Clean Nova Scotia.

Johnny McPherson

Johnny has been a CNS Board Member since 2008.  Johnny lived in and travelled extensively throughout the Arctic where, when giving his dog team a rest, he studied Environmental Technology at Nunavut Arctic College; worked as a research consultant; taught arctic survival skills; volunteered as a firefighter and search-and-rescue technician; and was the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board’s Harvest Study Coordinator.  After returning to Nova Scotia in 1999, Johnny earned a degree in Environmental Management. He is currently Nova Scotia Environment’s Airshed Planner and is involved in various environmental initiatives.  He also volunteers for a variety of community activities.  On a personal note, Johnny is father to daughter, Emily, and is currently learning to play the piano.

Emile Roach
Emile lives in Coxheath in Cape Breton.  Before his recent retirement, he taught high school biology for 35 years. Over this time, he maintained a passion for biology, with a special interest in the environment and ecological issues. His proximity to Blacketts Lake and the Coxheath Hills has served to further spark his interest in helping to preserve and promote the quality of Nova Scotia’s environment.   Since retiring, he has had opportunity to pursue some other interests within his community. These include positions as vice-president of the Coxheath Hills Wilderness Recreation Association, Supervisor of the Bachelor of Education Program at Cape Breton University, and Secretary of the Royal Canadian Legion, East Bay Branch 151.

Photo Credit: Tanya Canam