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About the MPHEC

PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

The Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission Board

Greg Naterer MPHEC Chair	Catherine Stewart MPHEC Chief Executive Officer

The MPHEC Board is composed of the Chief Executive Officer as well as 20 members appointed by the ministers responsible for post-secondary education in the Maritime

The Commission's composition adheres to the following pattern:

• At least six of the 20 members must be appointed from each of three categories: nominees submitted by a committee consisting of executive heads of universities and representatives of senates or equivalent academic bodies (Category A), senior public officials and the executive head of non-university institutions (Category B), and the public-at-large (Category C).
• At least one member of each group is to be drawn from each of the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
• At least two members are students (within the public-at-large category).

The composition of the Board is a great asset for the Commission, especially in terms of dealing with stakeholder groups' expectations, as it aims to ensure that decisions are made from a regional collective perspective.

Commission members:

Institutional Representatives (Category A)	Senior Public Officials (Category B)	Public-at-Large (Category C)
New Brunswick
Elizabeth Dawes Petra Hauf	France Haché Lamia Kawtharani-Chami	Brian E. H. Baxter Jérémy Guy Belliveau
Nova Scotia
Amanda Cockshutt Lori Francis Vacant	Cheryl To Lindsay Wadden Vacant	Jeff Conrad Martin Zelenietz, Ph.D. Vacant
Prince Edward Island
Greg Naterer (Chair / président)	Nicole Bellefleur Patricia Shields	Vacant

Ex-officio, non voting member: Catherine Stewart, Chief Executive Officer

To e-mail members, send an e-mail to mphec@mphec.ca and add the name of the member you wish to contact in the subject line.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Catherine Stewart
Ex-officio, non-voting member

New Brunswick

Vice-rectrice adjointe à l'enseignement et aux affaires professorales, Université de Moncton

Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: January 5, 2026

Provost and vice-president academic, University of New Brunswick

Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: January 15, 2027

Assistant Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre adjointe, Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour / Éducation postsecondaire, Formation et Travail

Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: May 21, 2026

Manager, Post-Secondary Relations Unit / Gérante, Secteur postsecondaire (Unité), Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour / Éducation postsecondaire, Formation et Travail

Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: June 11, 2025

Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: July 18, 2025

Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: October 22, 2026

Nova Scotia

Academic Vice-President & Provost, St. Francis Xavier University

Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: November 1, 2025

Vice President Academic and Provost, Mount Saint Vincent University

Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: October 27, 2027

Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: July 17, 2024

Executive Director, Universities and Colleges, Advanced Education (NS)

Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: January 15, 2025

Executive Director, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships, Advanced Education (NS)

Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: August 1, 2027

Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: August 1, 2023

Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: August 8, 2025

Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: November 30, 2025

Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: June 27, 2024

Prince Edward Island

Vice-President, Academic and Research, University of Prince Edward Island

Category A: university; Expiry date of appointment: March 2, 2027

Director of Post Secondary & Continuing Education Workforce, Advanced Learning & Population

Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: November 8, 2026

Vice President, Academic & Applied Research, Holland College

Category B: government; Expiry date of appointment: September 18, 2026

Category C: public-at-large; Expiry date of appointment: September 8, 2023

Meetings

The tentative meeting dates for the upcoming year are:

• February 12, 2025

• February 28, 2025
• April 30, 2025
• June 25, 2025
• August 27, 2025
• October 8, 2025
• November 26, 2025

The minutes of meetings are public (that is, available upon request) once approved by members and signed by the Chair. The minutes are available in the language of operation of the Commission only.