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Candace L. Thomas, K.C.

Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Candace joined Nova Scotia Health in July 2024 as the Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

Prior to joining Nova Scotia Health, Candace was the Deputy Minister of...

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Annette Elliott Rose

Nova Scotia Health Chief Nurse Executive & Vice President, Clinical Performance & Professional Practice

Dr. Annette Elliott Rose, Nova Scotia Health Chief Nurse Executive & Vice President, Clinical Performance & Professional Practice. Annette is working with teams to provide strategic leadership across health and...

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Tanya Nixon

Vice President of Operations for Western Zone.

Tanya has extensive leadership experience in complex organizations including overseeing patient care services within large and small hospital settings, as well as community care settings. She is a known collaborative...

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Eileen MacGibbon

Vice President of Operations for Central Zone

Eileen MacGibbon is a skilled and results-driven health care executive with over 25 years of progressive leadership experience in tertiary/acute care and community care settings. She has a Master of...

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Brett MacDougall

Vice President of Operations for Eastern Zone

Brett MacDougall has spent most of his 23-year health care career in Cape Breton, starting as a critical care nurse in the emergency care setting in Nova Scotia and the...

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Dr. Nicole Boutilier

Executive Vice-President - Medicine and Clinical Operations

Nicole Boutilier was raised in Pictou County and attended Dalhousie Medical School. She completed her family medicine residency in Alberta and for more than 20 years, she has practiced medicine...

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Wendy Anderson

Executive Assistant to the President and CEO

Wendy Anderson brings to NS Health many years as a highly organized, reliable, and detail-oriented executive support professional with a solid reputation built on diplomacy, leadership, agility and trust.

With...

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Anna Marenick

Vice President of People, Culture and Belonging

Anna Marenick is a successful human resources and transformational change leader with extensive regional and national experience leading multi-faceted and complex programs in diverse and challenging environments.

Anna joined Nova...

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Derek Spinney

Vice President Corporate Services, Infrastructure and Chief Financial Officer

Derek joined Nova Scotia Health in October 2018 as the Senior Director of Finance and brings more than 20 years’ experience to our organization.

Prior to joining Nova Scotia Health...

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Bethany McCormick

Vice President of Operations for Northern Zone

Bethany is recognized within Nova Scotia Health for achieving goals through a shared vision and strategy development, fostering highly productive working relationships, leading effective teams, innovative thinking, and managing multiple...

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