Board
Skills Canada – Nova Scotia Board of Directors
Skills Canada – Nova Scotia (SCNS) is governed by a Board of Directors made up of individuals connected to skilled trades and technologies through industry, education and government. On December 9, 2011 the Annual General Meeting was held in Halifax in conjunction with the Skills Excellence Awards.
Executive committee:
- Lisa Frizzell, President | Department of Labour and Advanced Education, Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator
- Michelle Spencer-Bignell, Vice President | Nova Scotia Community College, Training Coordinator
- Allan Stapleton, Treasurer | Nova Scotia Construction Labour Relations Association, President
Continuing members:
- Scott Furlotte, Past President | Department of Education,
Manager Regulation and Compliance - Dale Crawford | Department of Labour and Advanced Education, Manager of Apprenticeship
- Commander Lou Carosielli | Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School, Cmdt
- Tom Griffiths | IBEW Local 625, Business Representative
- Ken Collier | Memorial Composite High School, Coordinator of Vocational/Technical Training
- Sheri McKillop | NSCC, Academic Chair
New members (elected by vote to the Board of Directors for a two-year term):
- Helen Reade | Oxford Frozen Foods Ltd.
- Kilah Hayden | Nova Scotia Department of Education
- Shannon Smith | Automotive Sector Council of Nova Scotia
- Aaron Hebb | Motor Vehicle Repair, Apprentice
- Luke Young | Lucas Technology and Analytics
- Marie Braswell | Saint Mary’s University
- Blair Gorman Varner | Michelin North America (Canada) Inc.
- Laura Hubley | Kelly Services (Canada) Ltd.





