About ISANS' Board of Directors
The ISANS Board of Directors is responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction to the organization. The Board also provides financial and risk oversight to the organization through regular board meetings. All board positions are voluntary and members are elected for 2-year terms renewable for up to 10 years. ISANS’ CEO is also a member of the Board, as well as a staff-elected staff representative. The Board holds an Annual General Meeting every June, which reviews ISANS’ financials and program activities, which are both featured in the ISANS Annual Report.
The Board has signed on to the Government of Canada's 50/30 challenge to support diversity, equity, and inclusion.
If you are interested in being a part of our Board, please contact Kan Ie, Senior Executive Administrator, at kie@isans.ca .
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Rick Power
Chair
Innovation Executive (IBM)
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Lilani Kumaranayake
Past Chair
Associate Deputy Minister (NS Department of Finance and Treasury Board)
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Sonja Erman
Vice Chair
Vice President, Human Resources (Butterfield)
![Cecil Snow 1 Cecil Snow 1](https://isans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cecil-Snow-1.jpeg)
Cecil Snow
Treasurer
CFO (Health Association Nova Scotia)
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Chris Xiao
Secretary
Director, Finance & Operations (United Way Halifax)
![Tanisha Blackmore Tanisha Blackmore](https://isans.ca/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Tanisha-Blackmore-square-32434e33167c36167b41519524218406-61608c68b4e08.jpg)
Tanisha Blackmore
Director, Legislation, Policy and FPT Relations (NS Department of Justice)
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Jeannie Chow
Retired
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Carmelle d’Entremont
Chief Operating Officer (Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine)
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Frank Dunn
Retired Provincial Civil Servant
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Paula Knight
Chief Executive Officer (ISANS)
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Stefan Leslie
CEO (Research Nova Scotia)
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James Maguire
Management Consultant (KPMG)
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Byron Rafuse
Deputy Minister of the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Province of Nova Scotia)
![Tabinda Sheikh Tabinda Sheikh](https://isans.ca/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Tabinda-Sheikh-square-506a13abe27142796d30038347fb8455-6160900837205.jpg)
Tabinda Sheikh
Senior Health Policy Analyst (NS Department of Health and Wellness)
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Tashi Yangtso
Staff Representative
Team Lead, Immigrant Health and Disability (ISANS)
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