Conference Organizers
| Organizing Committee | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chair/Chair, Fundraising Committee | Karl Hanson | Service Nova Scotia & Municipal Relations |
| Co-Chair, Program Committee/Halifax Regional Municipality Representative | Anne Totten | Halifax Regional Municipality |
| Co-Chair, Program Committee | Mana Chinichian | Nova Scotia Public Service Commission |
| Chair, Local Arrangements Committee | Melissa de Witt | Nova Scotia Municipal Finance Corporation |
| Chair, Communications Committee | Marianne Bruin (till Sept. 09). Interim Chair John Bennett | Voluntary Planning |
| Chair, Registration Committee/IPAC New Professionals Representative | Rodger Gregg | Nova Scotia Department of Education |
| IPAC National Representative/ IPAC New Professionals Representative | Heather Orr | British Columbia Ministry of Environment |
| Youth Connect Nova Scotia Representative | Melissa Duffney (previously Ryan Brown) | Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
| GoverNEXT Representative | Jeremy Smith | Nova Scotia Department of Education |
| GoverNEXT Representative | Stephanie Diab | Nova Scotia Office of the Ombudsman |
| Dalhousie University School of Public Administration Student Representative | Aun Jaffrey | Dalhousie University School of Public Administration |
| Dalhousie University School of Public Administration Student Representative | Reama Khayat (previously Aun Jaffery) | Dalhousie University School of Public Administration |
| Municipal Representative | Jeffrey Aitkens | Town of Mulgrave |
| Fusion Halifax Representative | Cheryl Stewart | Halifax Regional School Board |
| IPAC Edmonton | Mike Caverhill | Ministry of Transportation |
| Tomorrow's Ontario Public Service (TOPS) | Tabitha Thompson | Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing |
| Honourary Co-Chairs and Advisory Committee | ||
| Honourary Co-Chair | Sadie Sassine | Executive Director, Nova Scotia Federal Council |
| Honourary Co-Chair | Kelliann Dean | Deputy Minister, Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage/Deputy Minister Champion for GoverNEXT |
| Government of Canada Representative | Simon d'Entremont | Regional Director General Atlantic, Health Canada/Nova Scotia Federal Council Champion for Youth Connect Nova Scotia |
| Government of Canada Representative | Dan Coffin | Regional Director General, Public Service Commission of Canada |
| Halifax Regional Municipality Representative | Dan English | Chief Administrative Officer, Halifax Regional Municipality |
| Dalhousie University School of Public Administration Representative | Dan Tucker | Senior Advisor and Special Lecturer, Dalhousie University School of Public Administration |
| IPAC Representative | Bill Greenlaw | President, IPAC/Executive Director, Heritage Division, Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage |
| IPAC Nova Scotia Regional Group Representative | Jeannine Lagassé | Chair, Nova Scotia Regional Group, IPAC/Senior Corporate Policy Analyst, Nova Scotia Treasury and Policy Board |
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