Education

Master of Public Administration, Dalhousie University
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Dalhousie University

Professional Experience

Since November 2022
Deputy Minister of Economic Development and, concurrently, President of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Since June 2022
Deputy Minister of Economic Development

2020 - 2022
Chief Strategic Engagement Officer, Ocean Frontier Institute

2019 - 2020
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and Associate Secretary to the Cabinet

2016 - 2019
Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

2015 - 2016
Clerk of the Executive Council and Secretary to Cabinet, Government of Nova Scotia

2014 - 2016
Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Chief Executive Officer of the Office of Immigration, Government of Nova Scotia

2011 - 2014
Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Chief Executive Officer of the Office of Aboriginal Affairs, Government of Nova Scotia

2009 - 2011
Director of Operations for Nova Scotia, Citizenship and Immigration Canada

2001 - 2009
Director, Infrastructure, and then Director, Intergovernmental Relations, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

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