Board of Directors
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Judith Hearn, Deputy Minister
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development - Janette Pomroy, Program Specialist
Student Services Division, NL Schools - Denise Coady, Senior Management Official
Student Services Division, NL Schools
New Brunswick
- Ryan Donaghy, Deputy Minister (Chair)
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Nova Scotia
- Tracey Barbrick, Deputy Minister
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development - Caelin Lloyd
- Kim Reyno-Briscoe, Autism Consultant
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Prince Edward Island
- Norbert Carpenter, Deputy Minister
Department of Education and Early Years - Jane Hastelow, Manager, English Education, Programs and Services
Department of Education and Early Years - Alison Campbell, Manager, Student Services
Public Schools Branch
APSEA Staff
- Melina Kennedy, Superintendent
- Nellie Van Klei, Director of Programs – BLV
- Dana MacLeod, Director of Programs – DHH
- Lianne Frizzell, Director of Finance and Administration
- Renée Pothier, Director, Human Resources
- Shelley McLean, Coordinator, Autism in Education
- Pam Edmonds, Secretary to the Board
Executive Committee
New Brunswick
- Ryan Donaghy (Chair), Deputy Minister
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Newfoundland & Labrador
- Judith Hearn, Deputy Minister
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Nova Scotia
- Tracey Barbrick (Treasurer), Deputy Minister
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Prince Edward Island
- Norbert Carpenter (Secretary), Deputy Minister
Department of Education and Early Years
Program Advisory Committee
New Brunswick
- Mary Ann Mackay (Chair)
Director, Educational Support Services,
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development - Scott Davis
Parent Member – DHH
Nova Scotia
- Jeremy Brown
Director, Student Services Division
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development - Muhammed Asrath Paro Thodukayil
Parent Member – BLV
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Denise Coady, Senior Management Official,
Student Services Division, NL Schools
Prince Edward Island
- Raeanne Adams
Director of Student Services, Public Schools Branch
APSEA Staff
- Melina Kennedy, Superintendent
- Nellie Van Klei, Director of Programs – BLV
- Dana MacLeod, Director of Programs – DHH
- Shelley McLean, Coordinator, Autism in Education
Financial Advisory Committee
New Brunswick
- Andrew Law (Chair)
Assistant Director, District Financial Services (Anglophone)
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Nova Scotia
- Rod Llewellyn
Director, Financial Advisory Services
Education and Early Childhood Development Unit
Finance & Treasury Board
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Jacalyn Guy
Departmental Controller
Corporate Services Branch – Financial Services Division
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Prince Edward Island
- Chris DesRoche
Director of Finance and Administration,
Department of Education and Early Years
APSEA Staff
- Melina Kennedy
Superintendent - Lianne Frizzell
Director of Finance and Administration
Trust Fund Committee for Students Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deafblind
- Mary Ann Mackay
Director, Educational Support Services,
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development - Dana MacLeod
Director of Programs – DHH - Lianne Frizzell
Director of Finance and Administration
Trust Fund Committee for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
- Andrew Law, Assistant Director
District Financial Services (Anglophone)
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development - Nellie Van Klei
Director of Programs – BLV - Lianne Frizzell
Director of Finance and Administration
Serving Children & Youth Who are Deaf, deaf and Hard of Hearing, Blind and Low Vision