The Board of Directors provides strategic stewardship, effective risk management and reporting mechanism as well as monitoring, and supporting the President & CEO while providing direction and support.
The Discover Halifax Board is a governing board and has the fiduciary responsibility to: act honestly; act in good faith; give loyalty; exercise authority within the parameters of the position; disclose conflict of interest; avoid breach of confidence; and, hold in strict confidence all transactions and business affairs of transactions affecting Discover Halifax and its members.
2023-24 Board of Directors
Doug Townsend, Chair
Co-Owner,
The Canteen on Portland
Emily Haynes, Vice-Chair
Executive Director,
Taste of Nova Scotia
Paul Brigley, Treasurer of the Board
VP, Finance and CFO,
Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA)
Ross Jefferson, Ex Offico
President and CEO,
Discover Halifax
Carey Power
General Manager,
Hotel Halifax and Barrington Hotel
Chirag Patel
Director of Operations,
Comfort Inn Halifax
Ifeanyi Emesih
Founder and CEO,
My East Coast Experience Media INC
Ken Bagnell
President,
Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic
Maggie MacDonald
Executive Director, Parks and Recreation
Halifax Regional Municipality
Megan Delaney
Director of People and Culture,
Events East
Mayor Mike Savage
Halifax Regional Municipality
Patty Cuttell
Councillor,
Halifax Regional Municipality
Ryan Murphy
President/Owner,
Murphy’s Camping on the Ocean
Talha Khan
General Manager,
Delta Hotels by Marriott Dartmouth
Tareq Hadhad
Chief Executive Officer,
Peace by Chocolate