Formerly Dean of Science and Chairman of the Chemistry Department, University of Prince Edward Island

Founded Diagnostic Chemicals Limited in 1970

Awarded Atlantic Canada's Innovator of the Year, 1986

Atlantic Canada's Entrepreneur of the Year - Manufacturing, 1994

Appointed Member of the Order of Canada, 1995

Inducted into Junior Achievement PEI Business Hall of Fame, 1998

Chair Emeritus, University of Prince Edward Island, 2007

Recipient, PEI Region Canadian Red Cross Humanitarian Award, 2008

Founder and former Chair of BioVectra Inc.

Past Chair of PEI BioAlliance Inc.

Board Member of Halibut PEI Inc.

Past Chair and Board Member of ViTRAK Systems Inc.

B.B.A. degree from University of Prince Edward Island

LL.B. and MBA degrees from Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

Chartered Accountant

Partner with the Atlantic Canada law firm, Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales

Past President of the United Way of PEI, currently serves on the campaign cabinet

Past Director and Board Chair of Maritime Electric Company Limited, a subsidiary of Fortis Inc.

President of Communities 13, Inc., a non-profit organization

Past Director of the Bank of Canada

Past Board Chair of Atlantic Provinces Economic Council

Board Chair of Halibut PEI Inc.

Board Chair of Synapse Applied Research and Industry Services (Synapse)

Board Member and Past Chair of PEI BioAlliance Inc.

Board Chair of ViTRAK Systems Inc.

Board Chair of Island Advance Advisory Committee

Board Member of BIOTECanada

Member of UPEI Board of Governors

Former Chief Executive Officer of BioVectra Inc.

B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering (1976) from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL; B.S. degree in Business Administration (1991) from Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL

In 1975, joined G.D. Searle, Inc. in Skokie, IL as Chief Chemical Operator; in 1985, NutraSweet Division in Deerfield, IL as Operations Manager, and was appointed Manager, New Business in 1992

Joined BioVectra in 1995 as Engineering & Biochemical Operations Manager and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer & Vice President, Business Development in 1998

Former President of BioVectra Inc.

B.B.A. degree from Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia in 1982; C.A. designation from the P.E.I. Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1984

Joined BioVectra in 1993 as Manager of Corporate Systems

Responsible for corporate finance, quality assurance, and regulatory affairs

Former Chief Financial Officer of BioVectra Inc.

Joined Duffy BioScience in 2012

Over 35 years of experience in office management and bookkeeping

Professional background in executive administration, communications, marketing, human resources, website development and graphic design

Awarded the Valerie Taylor Spirit Award in 2012

Executive Administrator for BioVectra Inc. and the Duffy Group of companies

Certification in Systems Administration and Applications