Board of Directors

Reflecting our values

Clean Foundation is guided by senior management and a volunteer Board of Directors with representatives from the business, academic, government and public sectors. This leadership helps Clean remain an effective, high-profile institution with a broad mandate to improve our environment.

Executive
		Chair: John Gunn Relocated back to Nova Scotia from Vancouver, John is eager to support Clean as an organization that is committed to cultivating a sustainable society. After having been a long time partner and staff member of Grant Thornton LLP and CEO of the Chartered Accountant School of Business in B.C., he recently retired from CPA Canada, where he led the development of their national education program for professional accounting certification. He also offers considerable not-for-profit experience having held active leadership roles on other Boards in the sectors of education and mental health. He has been known to pedal a bicycle around in summer, ski down hills in winter, and pick away at a guitar occasionally year-round
		Vice-Chair: Helen Browne Helen has over 15 years experience working in the wind energy industry and has developed more than twelve, now operating, projects throughout Nova Scotia, Ontario and the UK. In 2013, she established a consultancy practice, LandConnect, specializing in wind energy development and land acquisition. In her former role as a CEO of Wind Prospect Inc., she established and built a team who developed portfolios of distribution sized wind projects in Ontario and Nova Scotia, many of which are now operating. She has a broad understanding of the energy markets in Canada, having worked in the two Provinces above as well in British Columbia. Prior to moving to Canada she was the lead developer for 7 wind energy projects in the UK that are all now successfully operating. Her current work is focused in the Maritimes and she has an ongoing contract with Nova Scotia Power to negotiate and secure land for their distribution capital upgrade projects. In addition she has been working in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick on wind energy projects for various developers.
		Treasurer: Mike Marshall Mike is inspired to contribute to ensuring a sustainable and responsible stewardship of our natural resources. A graduate of Acadia University, he achieved his Chartered Professional Accountant designation in 1994 and currently works at the Halifax office of the chartered accounting firm, Collins Barrow. He has worked as an auditor and advisor to not-for-profit organizations for many years. He has also volunteered as a literacy tutor with the Dartmouth Learning Network.
		Member-at-large: Mark Raymond Mark has a PhD in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics from the University of Guelph. As a full-time faculty member at Saint Mary’s University, Mark has spent the last 16 years teaching Resource and Environmental Economics to students. In the past he has volunteered in his community Church and was involved in 4H Club activities. Mark was approached to be a member of the Clean Board, and he hopes that he might be able to contribute to the board in a positive way.

Directors
		Lisa Emery Lisa is currently manager of the CFTA radio station. She was formerly a Town Councillor for the Town of Amherst, and has served on two provincial committees including the Nova Scotia Community College Board of Governors (2005-2006) and the Nova Scotia Association of Police Boards executive of which she is still a member. In addition to her other responsibilities, she runs a small home based business regarding sustainability and environmental education. Lisa is also involved in the Cumberland Food Action Network which focuses on food security and sustainability in Cumberland County and is the environment leader for the Double D 4-H Club.
		Julie-Ann Vincent Julie-Ann is passionate about environmental causes and her community, focusing her career and much of her personal life in these two areas. She is a Senior Consultant with Dunsky Energy Consulting, an energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable transportation-based consulting company. In her work, Julie-Ann works with governments, utilities, and other organizations across North America in assessing, designing, and evaluating their energy efficiency programs, policies, and potential. Prior to her role at Dunsky, she was the Manager of Regulatory Affairs at EfficiencyOne, which runs Efficiency Nova Scotia’s energy efficiency programs. Julie-Ann is an avid volunteer, having served on the Boards of United Way of Halifax, Row Nova Scotia, and the Ecology Action Centre. She also volunteers as a nationally accredited rowing umpire in between her time training and racing on the water. She holds an MBA from Saint Mary’s University and Master’s degrees in Professional Writing (University of Waterloo) and English (Western University).
		Hiren Shah Hiren brings extensive experience in Auditing and Finance. Hiren is a CPA from Canada & USA and a Chartered Accountant from India. Recently migrated from Dubai, UAE, he is currently working with KPMG at their Halifax office. Prior to KPMG, he has worked with KPMG (Dubai), PWC (India) and various companies where he extends his experience in financial reporting and internal controls. He strongly believes that we should contribute every day to the preservation of our natural environment. Humankind should be sure that technological advances will not disturb the ecological balance of the Earth, and environmental problems should be handled by the united efforts of the global community. With this in mind, within a short time of immigrating to Canada, he has jumped into his first volunteer position with Clean to contribute to the environment and nature.
		Laura Rosaveare Laura is a Chartered Professional Accountant with a broad range of business experience. Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Laura completed her Bachelor of Commerce Co-Op degree at Dalhousie University. Following Dalhousie, Laura completed her CPA (CA) designation with Bell Aliant where she worked in numerous business functions such as External Financial Reporting, Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Reporting. After nearly three and a half years at Bell Aliant Laura accepted a role with Deloitte New Zealand and left Canada. Working in New Zealand, Laura worked with many small to medium sized businesses on post-earthquake development projects, business valuations and was part of a major fraud investigation spanning several countries. The diverse experience Laura has gained both locally and internationally have contributed to Laura’s ability to see the big picture as well as the smaller nuances of a project. Having recently returned back to Nova Scotia Laura is currently the Manager of Financial Compliance with Emera. Laura is excited to be a part Clean’s Board of Directors and is eager to contribute to the many environmental and community projects Clean supports.
		Nic Strum Nic has 7 years of experience working in the areas of mechanical, civil and environmental engineering. Nic currently works at Strum Consulting in Bedford, NS procuring Industrial Operating Approvals for clients, designing mechanical systems, conducting long-term environmental monitoring programs and developing new business opportunities. Previously, Nic worked in R&D designing, modelling and testing new and existing wind turbines.