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Board of Directors
- Nil d'Entremont (President)
- Henry W. Fuller
- Karen Miner
- Daphne Carter (Secretary)
- Corey Miller (Vice President)
- Anne Campbell
- Dale Smith (Past President)
- Cindy Staicer
- Hugh Wright
- David Nicholson
- Roger Boutilier (Treasurer)
Honorary Directors/Patrons
Alex Colville
Alex Colville, was born in Toronto on the 24th of August 1920, but considers himself a Maritimer having moved with his family to Nova Scotia in 1929. He studied art at Mount Allison University, N.B. and on graduating in 1942 joined the Canadian Army and served in Europe as a member of the War Art program. He taught art and art history at Mount Allison University from 1946 to 1963 before devoting himself full-time to his painting and print-making.
Mr. Colville's work has been exhibited in many parts of the world — in North America, Europe and the Far East — and has been eagerly sought for museum, corporate and private collections. He has received many honours; he was chosen to design a set of coins for Canada's Centenial in 1967 and that year was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and raised to Companion, the highest level of the Order, in 1982. He has been awarded eight honourary degrees and from 1981 to 1991 served as Chancellor of Acadian University, N.S. Mr. Colville married Rhoda Wright in 1942. They have three sons and a daughter and eight grand-children. Since 1973 they have lived in Wolfville, N.S. in the house, built by her father, where Rhoda Colville was born.
Alice Reed, C.S.P.W.C.
Alice Reed is an accomplished and celebrated watercolour artist and a committed environmentalist. Born in Toronto, Alice received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick and, falling in love with the natural landscapes of the east coast, soon made Nova Scotia her home. In her paintings, Alice Reed has found the perfect union of her two overriding sensibilities: that of an artist and that of a naturalist. "My experiences in wilderness inspire me to paint, to share the wonder and exquisite grace of nature. I hope my artwork will show how precious wilderness is and will instill in others a sense of respect for it and a willingness to act accordingly."
And Alice has certainly put this sentiment into magnificent action. When the province announced its proposal to designate 31 new wilderness areas in 1994, Alice Reed was motivated to capture their essence in her art. Not content to paint by interpreting stock photographic images, Ms. Reed experienced first hand each of these distinct, and often remote wild places before rendering her impressions with brush and paint. Travelling by foot, canoe, kayak, and on some occasions even by helicopter, Alice sketched, photographed, and sensed the spirit of these special areas. After two and a half years of research and adventure, this magnificent body of work was launched, in partnership with the Nature Trust, as the Sacred Worth Exhibition. Alice would later win a Nova Scotia Environmental Award for this effort.
Alice has taught watercolour painting at Mount Allison University, the University of Prince Edward Island, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Mount Saint Vincent University in Nova Scotia and is a member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour. Her work has found homes in public and private collections worldwide including the Royal Collection of Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle in England. Alice lives with her husband, Bob Bancroft, in a self-designed home surrounded by woods and wildlife near Pomquet Harbour, in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Alice and Bob have recently designed and dug a pond on their property which is quick becoming a sanctuary for all manner of local wildlife.
Board of Directors
Karen Miner
Karen Miner was born and raised in Nova Scotia, moved to the West Coast of Canada and a few other places in between, and returned to Nova Scotia in 2004. She is educated in business and planning and has pursued various professional avenues including: management consulting in the private sector and for national parks, corporate sustainability, regional planning, and strategic planning. General areas of interest include outdoor recreation, land conservation, fair trade, corporate sustainability, governance, and leadership.
Daphne Carter
Secretary, NSNT
Daphne Carter has worked in the non-profit sector as a fundraising professional since 2005. She is currently the Executive Director of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Atlantic Provinces. Along with her husband and two young boys, she has traveled many of the back roads of Nova Scotia. Her family is constantly amazed at the untouched beauty right in our own backyard. Leading the fundraising committee, her volunteer work with the Nature Trust has offered her a chance to give back to the province that has given so much to her and her family.
Henry W. Fuller
Owner and operator of Cape Breton Boatyard, Baddeck
In addition to operating his boatyard, Henry manages the Thompson Ranch Company in Shelbyville, Missouri. He is active in environmental advocacy and community development as Treasurer of the Bras d'Or Stewardship Society, Chairman of the Board of the Northside Economic Development Assistance Corporation and a board member of Victoria County Community Health Board. His family recently donated a conservation easement to the York Land Trust on 54 acres of riverfront property in York, Maine. He is a part owner of 170 acres of shorefront land protected by a NSNT held conservation easement on the Washabuck River Estuary in the Bras d'Or Lakes.
Corey Miller
Vice President, NSNT
Corey is the CEO of Miller Tire, a diversified company specializing in automotive
maintenance, commercial tire applications and a tire recycling operation based
in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia with locations throughout the Maritimes. Growing up
along the Eastern Shore, Corey spent lots of time on the many lakes and beaches
of Nova Scotia. As a nature enthusiast, Corey enjoys hiking with his dogs and
sailing along Nova Scotia’s coast. Corey holds undergraduate degrees from Dalhousie
and Saint Mary’s University, an MBA from Queen’s University and is a Certified
General Accountant.
Nil d'Entremont
President, NSNT
Nil d'Entremont is a Halifax-based Chartered Accountant and is the CFO of Genome Atlantic. A native of West Pubnico, NS - land of the windmills - Nil is active in the volunteer community, having served on several boards and committees, including a stint as Treasurer of the Ecology Action Centre. Nil lives in Halifax with his wife Jane and their Shetland Sheepdog Jesse.
Anne E. Campbell
Vice President, TD Waterhouse Private Investment Counsel
Anne Campbell has been responsible for driving the marketing, relationship management and business efforts of TD Waterhouse Private Investment Counsel since 1998. Prior to joining TD Waterhouse, Anne directed a team that founded a unique manufacturing facility in Halifax. In the preceding years, she established and managed the Halifax operation of a national discount brokerage firm. Anne is a graduate of Mount Saint Vincent University with a degree in Public Relations and she is a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute. Anne is also a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Atlantic.
Dale Smith
Past President, NSNT
Dale retired in 2001 as Director, Protected Areas with the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour. Since returning to Nova Scotia from Ontario in 1978, where he attended university and began his career, he has played an active role in essentially all facets of provincial parks and protected areas planning in this province. Currently, in addition to his involvement with the Nature Trust, he also volunteers with Voluntary Planning, and recently has been appointed to the Environmental Assessment Board. Dale earned and Honours BA (geography) from Lakehead University and an MSc (resource management) from the University of Guelph. He is originally from Smithville, near Mabou, on Cape Breton Island, and now resides in Truro.
Cindy Staicer
Bio coming soon!
Hugh Wright
Attorney, McInnes Cooper
Hugh is an attorney and holds management roles at McInnes Cooper, one of the region's leading firms of barristers and solicitors. His areas of specialty are litigation, pensions and employee benefits. He is actively involved in community volunteer activities among which he is President of the Metro Immigrant Settlement Association.
David Nicholson
Bio coming soon!
Roger Boutilier
Treasurer
Roger is the Director of Finance and Administration for the Nova Scotia Association of REALTORS®. A native Nova Scotian, Roger is a graduate of Mount Saint Vincent University (BBA), holds an MBA (Laurentian Univ.), and he is a Fellow of the Certified General Accountants. Roger spends most of his summer feeding his addiction to golf and camping with his family throughout Nova Scotia.