| Board of Directors |
President: Jennifer Harding - jen@srpei.org
Jen is a long-serving executive at one of Canada’s big 5 banks, where she specializes in leading large change initiatives - everything from big technology projects to organizational change and transformation. She spent time as a management consultant in change management and process improvement. She started her career in sponsorship sales and promotions and theatrical stage management. She has an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, years of leadership and diversity and inclusion training, and executive education courses in strategy and finance. Jen is Mom to a teen boy and her Islander partner is in construction management. They split their time between Toronto and their remote property on PEI. Growing up with a parent in social services, she has a lifetime of service to communities and supporting at-risk populations. During the pandemic, she got back to sewing and now makes bespoke tote bags and purses from thrifted fabrics.
Vice-President: Chuck Stevenson - chuck.stevenson@srpei.org
Chuck Stevenson has been a seasonal resident of Prince Edward Island since 2004. After having first visited the province in 1993 he and his three children have forged strong personal ties with the people, places and institutions of PEI. Born and raised in the Boston, Massachusetts, area, he has worked in marketing for a number of technology companies including Cognos, IBM and Rootstock Software. He also serves on the board of directors for WeGrow Co and the homeowners association where he lives in PEI. His passions include the Boston Celtics and long days spent on a sunny beach.
Secretary: Marie Brien - marie.brien@srpei.org
Marie is from Ottawa and enjoys spending ‘extended PEI summers’ from May to October at her Lower Malpeque cottage which she and her husband have owned since 2012. Marie has been a pediatric physiotherapist for over 40 years, working at the Ottawa. Children’s Treatment Center (CHEO) for 30 years with children with disabilities. There, she served as local union president (OPSEU) for 15 years, advocating on behalf of all members. She was also President of the Ottawa Chapter of the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada for 5 years providing support to families. Since 2017, she has been working as a casual physiotherapist at Prince County Hospital in the summertime. Since 2019, she is Associate Director of Research and Capacity Building with an NGO providing rehabilitation to children with disabilities in rural South India, working remotely and on-site in India. Francophone and fully bilingual, Marie and her husband, Raynald, were in frequent contact with /interviewed by PEI’s French media as advocates for seasonal residents during the pandemic. She is looking forward to being a proponent of rights of all seasonal residents in our beloved PEI.
Treasurer: Mike Inglis - mike.inglis@srpei.org
Mike and Kimberly have been lucky to have been seasonal residents since 2012, at their beach house tucked away near Savage Harbour. Their winter home is in a small town called Drayton, near Waterloo Ontario, recently moved into after living in Brampton for the past 30 years. Kimberly and Mike have one son who lives and works in Germany. Mike is a recently retired CPA, after spending 25+ years as a finance executive in the high-tech sector. He has a commerce degree from the University of Toronto. A golf fanatic, Mike’s goal is to play every one of the courses on this lovely island and try to get as many of our association’s members to do the same. Mike has a life-long love of labrador retrievers (the perfect dog for PEI) and 6 months ago adopted a rescue girl named Molly that many of you have already met. With their son living in Germany, Kim and Mike have a great excuse to travel to Europe and they hope to explore a lot of Europe over the coming years.
Director: Ted Chadderton - ted.chadderton@srpei.org
Ted is a Husband/Father/Lawyer from Ontario. A graduate of Queen’s University Faculty of Law and the University of Guelph. He has practiced law for 26 years in Ontario and is the senior and managing partner of a Barrie, Ont. law firm. He is a trial lawyer handling recreational and facility liability, product liability and insurance disputes. He, along with his wife and two daughters, (now in their 20’s) fell in love with PEI during a visit in 2004. They were back every 2-3 years thereafter, until the “right place” came along Up East and they managed to become Island owners, just in time for Fiona. They now haunt Eastern Kings as many weeks as possible from April to October. Ted has previously been the President of the Simcoe County Law Association, is now a member of the Board of Directors of the Learning Information Resource Network – tasked with administering the County Law Library system in Ontario. Ted is also elected to the International Association of Defence Counsel, and member of the Canadian Bar Association, Advocates’ Society, Canadian Defence Lawyers, and was elected to the Board of Directors of the international Association of Ski Defence Attorneys. He dearly loves the beaches of PEI (and beach glass), downhill skiing, jogging, and relaxing with his wife, daughters and two schnoodles.
Director: Kathy Howe - kathy.howe@srpei.org
Kathy is a Registered Nurse with a lengthy career in nursing leadership. Kathy and her husband Mike live in Calgary AB and have a cottage at Tyne Valley. Kathy and Mike first visited PEI on their motorbikes in 2007. In 2019 they returned to the island visit friends and that is when they fell in love with PEI and bought a cottage. They have returned every year, for longer and longer vacations and cannot wait to retire and spend 4-6 months of the year on the island. Kathy is the CEO for the Alberta Association of Nurses, Alberta’s professional nursing association where she enjoys advocating for nurses and the nursing profession which she finds is both challenging and rewarding. When Kathy is not working or hanging on the island she enjoys golfing, camping, curling and recently started pickle ball. Kathy is excited to serve on the SRPEI board and is committed to building community and working together to enhance the experience of seasonal residents.
Director: Amanda MacKinnon - amanda@srpei.org
Born and raised in Prince Edward Island, Amanda has lived in Calgary, Alberta for the last 10 years. However, home will always be PEI for her! In 2020, she purchased a cottage in the Belfast area, and her current job as a manager for a group of environmental scientists, allows her to work remotely from the sandy red shores of eastern PEI. Having worked for Parks Canada for several years prior to moving west (that's out west, not up west!), she is a passionate advocate for PEI, and loves telling anyone who will listen just why PEI is so great. Ask her about where to find the best fish and chips, the top flavour of Cows ice cream, or how to best entertain yourself on PEI!
Director: Melissa Noyes - melissa.noyes@srpei.org
Melissa is from Indiana via Wisconsin and first visited PEI in 2012 to explore all things “Anne.” She promptly fell in love with the island and became a seasonal resident a year later when she and her husband, David, purchased their property near Kensington. Melissa and David have been nomads for the past four years, spending time in PEI in the summer and on their small sailboat in the Bahamas in the winter. Melissa has an MSW from Indiana University and has worked in vocational rehabilitation, mental health counseling, advocacy/policy, consulting, and management. Before embarking on nomad life, she worked in the Indianapolis area as Founder and Executive Director of a nonprofit consulting practice focusing on diversity and inclusion, was President of a private consulting practice focusing on social media and outreach for nonprofits and small businesses, and served as Director at a mental health counseling agency where she worked in many aspects of operations including hiring, management, team building, and social media. Melissa is committed to fostering and supporting strong communities no matter where she’s living and is excited for the opportunity to serve on the SRPEI board
Director: BettyAnne Younker - bettyanne.younker@srpei.org
Betty Anne Younker was born and grew up in Charlottetown graduating from Colonel Gray High School and UPEI. Further studies were completed at Pennsylvania State University (M. Ed.) and Northwestern University (PhD). While graduate schools and jobs were experienced, for the most part ‘off Island’, a return to PEI every December and in the summer was essential. The Island visits include meeting up with friends who live on and off Island and time with family–many of whom live on PEI and others who come for annual visits. Last summer, Betty Anne finished her 42-year career as a music educator, researcher, and administrator as Dean and Professor of Music Education at The University of Western Ontario. Previous to the Western appointment she taught at the University of Michigan, University of Prince Edward Island and in schools in Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. Her research delved into critical and creative thinking and philosophical considerations of the value of the musical experience. She served in a variety of capacities within the profession as President, Chair, and board member and is still active at the professional and community level with various music organizations. She, with her husband Dale Inder, can now spend an extensive amount of time at their cottage on the South Shore and return to Ontario ‘sometime in the fall’.