Education
Master of Public Administration, Dalhousie University
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Dalhousie University
Professional Experience
Since February 2024
Secretary of the Treasury Board
2022 - 2024
Deputy Minister of Economic Development and, concurrently, President of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
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