Author Archive
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Avila Coutinho – Treasurer
Avila immigrated to Canada as a teenager and was drawn to the big city of Toronto with it’s skyscrapers, transportation, theatre and multi-cultures. She began her career with Morguard Investments and after meeting her husband, moved to Halifax and continued with Morguard in a different role. She later took employment with Scotiabank after Morguard closed its office. Avila realized there is so much that is beautiful in Nova Scotia…the people, the hills and valleys, the lakes, rivers and oceans, the small friendly communities. Having recently retired from the financial industry with 35 ...
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Joe MacEachern – Director
Robert MacEachern grew up in the Antigonish area and has moved back to New Glasgow with his wife and children after working for a year in Yellowknife. Previously he worked in Halifax as the Indigenous and Diversity Program Manager, Global Health Office, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University. Previously he was the Non-Insured Health Benefits Navigator / Policy Support for the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs, and Culture Program / Department Coordinator for the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health. Joe has served on the Executive or as a member of many Boards ...
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Murray Coolican – Director
Murray Coolican has held leadership positions in not-for-profit, government, political and private sectors. He has worked in the energy and natural resources sectors and in financial services as well as on environmental and aboriginal issues. He has served as senior vice president at Maritime Life, and as vice president at a number of companies including Nova Scotia Power, Corporate Communications Limited and National Sea Products. He was Deputy Minister of Native Affairs in the Government of Ontario and Special Assistant to the Rt. Hon. Robert Stanfield. He was executive director of the Canadian Arctic Resources ...
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Chris Payne – Independent Director
Chris Payne is a retired professional accountant (MBA, CPA) who spent 28 years working for the Province of Nova Scotia. He began his career in 1987 as a Tax Auditor and then with Finance running the tax credit programs. While at Finance he was asked to work with partner organizations to develop and enable the Community Economic Development Invest Fund (CEDIF) program. While with Economic Development he worked closely with colleagues at Finance and the NS Securities Commission to bring forward the enabling regulations to launch the CEDIF program. After launch and ...
