Cheryl Robertson is a distinguished New Brunswick educator with degrees earned at the University of New Brunswick and the University of Maine (Orono). Prior to retiring in 2001 as Principal of the New Brunswick Community College Saint John, Ms. Robertson served in public schools as a teacher, guidance counsellor and vice-principal.

Ms. Robertson has always been actively involved with community, charitable, and business organizations, including serving on the Boards of:  The Canadian Cancer Society  (national and  division levels;  past pres. of the CCS, N.B. Division);  founding chair of  the Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative;   the Saint John Board of Trade; the Port City Rainbow Pride’s Interim Board; the Human Development Council;  the Association of Canadian Community Colleges;  the New Brunswick Teachers’ Association and Federation  as well as with committees of : the  United Way,  the Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal, the  Business Community’s  Anti-Poverty Initiative (Saint John), and  the  YM/YWCA  Entreprise Centre.

Ms. Robertson’s long –service volunteer work with the Canadian Cancer Society was recognized in 2001 with a Certificate of Merit, in 2002 with the award of the Commemorative Medal for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee and an Honorary Life Membership in the CCS in 2003. The YM-YWCA of Saint John recognized Cheryl's life long and meritorious community service with their Red Triangle Award in 2008.

Currently, in addition to serving nationally a second term as a ‘’public representative‘’ with both the Canadian Institute’s of Health Research’s (CIHR) Stem Cell Oversight Committee and the CIHR’s Advisory Board of the Institute of Cancer Research, closer to home she serves on the Opera New Brunswick Board, the Imperial Theatre Board, the Y’s Council of Advisors, the Saint John Presbytery of the United Church of Canada and a member and student of the Taoist Tai Chi Society (Atlantic). Cheryl assumed the role of chair of the Greater Saint John Community Foundation Board in 2009.  Cheryl lives in Rothesay, N.B.

Dr. Stephen Willis was born in Saint John, N.B. He attended school in Northfield, Vermont and was a graduate of The University of New Brunswick and Dalhousie University. Dr. Willis is actively involved in church (Trinity Church warden).

Dr. Willis has been active in Dalhousie Continuing Medical education and in the Canadian Medical Association and New Brunswick Medical Association.

Dr. Willis has been nominated by The Saint John Medical Society to our Board of Directors. He and wife Judy and family reside in Saint John.

Sara Mudge brings to the board an impressive list of community activities, talents, a background in engineering, and a giving spirit, which make her an up-and-comer to watch. The Saint John native, an electrical engineer and UNB graduate, is the Residential Energy Advisor for Efficiency New Brunswick. She provides advice to help New Brunswickers make energy efficient choices when upgrading an existing home or building a new one.

Fluently bilingual, Sara was a part-time French Instructor at the New Brunswick Community College-Saint John. Past involvements with Engineers Without Borders and The Business Community Anti-Poverty Initiative have led to present volunteer service with Fusion, the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life, the Saint John Harbour Bridge Authority, Teen Resource Centre and the Saint John Board of Trade.

Ms. Guitard is a 1993 graduate of New Brunswick Community College and received her Certified General Accountant designation in 1998. 

With fifteen years experience in public practice, she is a Senior Manager with Beers Neal LLP where she works with medium to large enterprises and emerging growth companies who value her expertise in management accounting, audit and business plan research. 

She has served her profession as an executive board member of the CGA New Brunswick – Saint John Branch and as a curriculum advisory board member at NBCC. In addition to being a mother of two children, she has volunteered for the Regional Hospital Rally of Hope, Skate to Care, Big Brothers/Big Sisters Bowl for Kids and various activities at St. Rose School. 

She and her husband Thomas reside in West Saint John with their two sons John and Michael.

His Worship Mayor Ivan Court was first elected into council in 1998 and served three terms before being elected as Mayor in 2008. He retired in June 2006 after teaching for 33 years—seven years at Lorne Middle School, 23 years at Saint Malachy’s High and his last three at Saint John High.

Mayor Court has been involved with various committees and volunteer work in the community. His community involvement would include:

President and Chair of Friends of St. Joseph's Hospital ; Former President of Saint John Figure Skating Club; Former Coach for Saint Malachy's High School Baseball Team; Member – Board of Directors-Centenary Square Day Care; Member – Portage N.B.; Coach Lancaster Minor Baseball Association; Coach Lancaster Minor Hockey Association; Member of the Nominating Committee; Member of the Environment Committee;  Member of the Saint John Industrial Parks;  Former Co-chair of the Mayor's Challenge Cup for area high schools in 2002; Canadian Committee on Shipbuilding and Policy; Former member of the Mayor's Committee for new revenue ideas for Saint John; Former first Vice-President of the Cities of New Brunswick Association for 2006-07 after having served as the 2nd Vice-President in 2005-06.

In his spare time, he enjoys grandson, Tristan and his wife of more than 35 years, Bliss. He also has one daughter, Nicole and one son, Jeffrey.  Also sadly missed is son Christopher who passed away in 1992.

In his role with Saint John Common Council, Mayor Court sits on the Saint John Emergency Management Organization, Finance Task Force, Saint John Board of Police Commissioners and the Saint John Ability Advisory Committee. Court holds the council portfolios of Health/ Wellness and Environment.

Danny Jardine, a native of Charlottetown, PEI, holds a Masters in Science (Biology) from UNBSJ. Danny works for the Horizon Health Network's Extra Mural Program (Zone 2 Saint John) as the Therapeutic Services Manager, and is studying for a Masters in Public Administration degree through Dalhousie University. Danny serves Saint John well as a passionate advocate for social justice. He volunteers extensively and has demonstrated a wide interest in public service and the political process, running for Saint John’s Common Council. The founding President of Port City Rainbow Pride, he was an active organizer of Saint John’s first Pride Week.  He serves as Chair of Fusion’s Board and Co-Chair of the Community Engagement Committee and the boards of  P.R.O. Kids, Vibrant Communities Education to Employment Group, Saint John Domestic Violence Community Action Group, the Business Communities Anti-Poverty Initiative’s Training and Employment working group, the Sex Trade Action Committee, and volunteers with Saint John Police Force in Victim Services. 

Doug MacDonald, CA, CFP, received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from St. F.X. University, his designations of CA in 1987 and CFP (Certified Financial Planner) in 1998. He has served his profession as President of the Atlantic School of Chartered Accountancy and on council and numerous committees of the NB Institute of Chartered Accountants, of which he is their nominee to the Community Foundation Board. At the community level, he has held executive positions and been active on the Boards of Saint John Board of Trade, St. F.X. Alumni, Hestia House, Festival By-The-Sea and volunteered for a variety of community events. With experience in accounting, taxation and business advisory services, Mr. MacDonald manages the Independent Business Group as a Principal with Grant Thornton LLP. He is a resident of Quispamsis and the father of two high school-aged daughters.

J.M. (Mike) Murphy was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, later residing and working across Atlantic Canada.  He is an active member of Greater Saint John's business community. His involvement in many community activities, coupled with a background in banking are assets for the Foundation.

A graduate of Dalhousie University, the Institute of Canadian Bankers and the Canadian Securities Institute, he is Branch Manager for BMO at Market Square. As a nominee of the Saint John Board of Trade, he contributes to that organization as a Board and Executive member and to the New Brunswick Chamber of Commerce Board. He headed the Building Committee for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish,, coached minor and high school -sports and sits on the Board of Rocmaura Nursing Home.

Mr. Murphy, his wife Jill have three grown children and reside in the Kennebecasis Valley.

Christopher T. Titus, a native of Saint John, N.B., received his BA and LLB from UNB and is now a Crown Prosecutor with the Provincial Department of Justice.

Chris has provided support to a number of local groups and is the Past President/Campaign Chair of United Way of Greater Saint John and their nominee to the foundation board.

Chris was first elected to the Saint John Common Council in May, 1998. In his role with Saint John Common Council, Councillor Titus has served on a number of committees including the Preservation Review Board, Water & Sewerage Utility Appeals Board, Finance Committee, and currently sits as the Chair of Saint John Energy, Chair of Saint John Transit and Trustee of the City of Saint John Pension Plan. Councillor Titus has also served or is serving on a number of community groups and associations, including the Past President – Saint John Law Society, President – Lancaster Minor Hockey Association (and past coach), Treasurer – District 5 Minor Hockey Association and Past-Chair – Canadian Bar Association Criminal Section. He and his wife, Sharon, have three children, Rachel, Sarah and Christopher.

Patrick R. Wilbur, a native of Fredericton, received his B.A. from Mount Allison University and LLB from l’Universite de Moncton. He served as Registrar of Complaints for the New Brunswick Dental Society before accepting a position with the Province of New Brunswick as a Crown Prosecutor. He has volunteered for groups connected with his profession as: President of the Saint John Law Society, Saint John representative on the Law Society of New Brunswick and its Discipline Committee and the New Brunswick Crown Prosecutor Association. He and his wife, Andrea, have two children and reside in the Kennebecasis Valley, where he also coaches minor hockey.

Herménégilde Chiasson is one of Canada’s most accomplished cultural icons. At the time of his appointment, Dr. Chiasson was a distinguished member of the teaching staff at the University of Moncton, a position he has occupied since 1988. He has worked at Radio-Canada as director, playwright, journalist and researcher intermittently from 1958 to 1985.

He was the director of the Galerie d’art de l’Université de Moncton (1974), founding president of Editions Perce-Neige (1984), president of Galerie Sans Nom (1980), founding member of the Aberdeen co-operative (1985) and the Imago workshop (1987), founding president of Productions du Phare-Est (1988), curator of the Marion McCain exhibit at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery (1994), and president of the Association acadienne des artistes professionnels et professionelles du Nouveau-Brunswick (1993-1995).

Dr. Chiasson has participated in over 100 exhibitions and is the author of many books including Claude Roussel Sculpteur/Sculptor (1985) and Climat (1996). He wrote some twenty plays such as L’exil d’Alexa (1993) and Aliénor (1997). He has also published numerous magazines, works, collectives and anthologies of poems.

He was awarded the prix France-Acadie in 1986 and 1992, the prestigious Chevalier de l’Ordre français des Arts et Lettres in 1990, l’Ordre des francophones d’Amérique in 1993, the Grand Prix de la francophonie canadienne in 1999, an honorary doctorate in literature from the University of Moncton in 1999 and, most recently, the Prix quinquennal Antonine-Maillet-Acadie Vie in 2003.

Dr. Chiasson was born and educated in St-Simon, New Brunswick. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Moncton in 1967, a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Mount Allison University in 1972 a Masters in Esthetics from the University of Paris (Sorbonne) in 1975, a Masters of Fine Arts from the State University of New York in 1981 and a Doctorate from the University of Paris (Sorbonne) in 1983.