HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — Dorothy Earle of Happy Valley-Goose Bay is one of the four new appointees to the College of the North Atlantic board of governors.
Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, made the announcement in a prepared release on Feb. 4. The four appointments are for a three-year term.
Earle serves as chief executive officer of the Nunatukavut Community Council and has spent her career working in indigenous communities in the areas of economic development, employment counselling and finance.
She has a designation as a Certified Aboriginal Professional Administrator from the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada and studied employment counselling at the University of Ottawa.
The release said Earle has “recognized the importance of traditional knowledge transfer and communities having decision-making power over their own affairs and future.”
Jill Quilty of St. David’s, a crown attorney with the Department of Justice and Public Safety, is one of other new appointees to the board.
Quilty holds a juris doctorate from Dalhousie University and a Master of Education degree from Mount Saint Vincent University, and was formerly an instructor and coordinator at College of the North Atlantic.
The release said she has extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of education, law and justice, indigenous issues and issues related to persons living with disabilities.
St. John’s resident Kenneth Martin is another appointee. He recently retired from his position as vice-president with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency following a successful 28-year public service career.
The release said Martin has a passion for advancing Newfoundland and Labrador’s economic prosperity and a long, successful history of working with institutional, business and government representatives.
The other appointee, Charles Randell, a resident of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, is currently principal at Magellan Consulting and a member of the board of directors of the Oil and Gas Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador.
He has a strong background in remote sensing, radar systems and acoustics.
The college’s board of governors is comprised of up to 18 members, including two representatives nominated by the college’s student union.
These appointments were recommended though the merit-based Independent Appointments Commission.
