David Noel is the SVP, Atlantic Region for Scotiabank. He assumed the position on January 1st, 2021 and he is responsible for Scotiabank’s branch network across Atlantic Canada. Prior to this role, he was the President & CEO of Scotiabank Jamaica and SVP & Head Caribbean North where he was responsible for Scotiabank’s operations in Jamaica, Bahamas, Cayman, and Turks & Caicos Islands. David has also served as the Managing Director for the Caribbean East region with responsibility for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.
David is an experienced banker, attorney-at-law and CFA Charterholder. He completed his Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of the West Indies (Cave Hill) and was called to the bar in Jamaica in 1997. He started his career as an Attorney at Myer Fletcher & Gordon, the largest law firm in Jamaica, where he practiced mainly commercial litigation on behalf of financial institutions.
He joined Scotiabank Jamaica in 2001 as an Attorney in the Corporate & Legal department. He was appointed Senior Legal Counsel & Corporate Secretary in 2003 with responsibility for the Legal, Compliance and Corporate Secretarial Departments and was the principal legal adviser and head of compliance for the Scotiabank Jamaica Group. In June 2008, David moved to Toronto on a leadership development program and worked in Commercial Banking, Retail Banking, Global Risk Management and various International Banking departments.
David has previously worked in Atlantic Canada as District Vice President in East New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. While in Atlantic Canada, he was the Chairman of the United Way Campaign for South East New Brunswick and served on the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Ballet Theatre Company. He has also served as President of the Barbados Bankers Association, and the Jamaica Bankers Association, and has chaired or served on several Scotiabank subsidiary boards across the Caribbean.
David currently serves on the Board of Directors of the QEII Health Sciences Centre Foundation, the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council, Halifax Partnership, and Hope Blooms.
David is married to Francene and they are the proud parents of two children, Zachary and Eden.

Kenny lives in Halifax where he is the Manager of Canadian and Caribbean Operations for Prosci, a leading global company in the area of change management. He has been a volunteer with United Way Halifax since 2018 and he joined their board as Chair in 2019.

Leslie has worked for over 30 years in a variety of areas and roles in healthcare, both within Canada and abroad. Among her many roles, Leslie practiced in the area of hematology/oncology/bone marrow transplant, was a health care services and project manager, an adjunct professor in Dalhousie University's School of Nursing, a faculty member with the Inter-professional Psychosocial Oncology Distance Education (IPODE), a lecturer at Ryerson University and is currently a health care consultant. Leslie has a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Allison University, Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from McMaster University and her Masters of Science in Nursing (Ethics) from Dalhousie University.
Leslie is a passionate volunteer and involved in relief projects in Africa, Central America, and India, in addition to local contributions in Ontario and Atlantic Canada with emphasis on health and social justice issues. She has been recognized with a number of professional awards in recognition of her contributions with the most recent being Women’s Wall of Honour, Mount Saint Vincent University (2015).

Brent was appointed Vice President of Finance at Emera Energy in July 2017. He is responsible for accounting and financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, internal controls, and risk management.
He joined Emera in 2006 and has held a number of senior financial roles in Emera and Emera Energy, most recently Emera Corporate Controller and Controller of Emera Energy. He has significant experience in corporate finance, external financial reporting, business development, domestic and international taxation, internal controls, and accounting policy.
Brent is a Chartered Professional Accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of Manitoba.

Chika grew up in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia and her family is originally from Nigeria. She holds an accounting degree from Acadia University and earned her law degree at the Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University.
Chika is lawyer in the Halifax office of Cox & Palmer and was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 2018. Her practice areas include corporate commercial, corporate finance, securities, commercial real property and wills and estates.
Chika sits on several boards and is very involved in the community. She is a strong believer of giving back to the community and mentoring the youth.

Nicola Ray Smith is the Senior Vice President, Atlantic Region for Scotiabank. In this role, she provides senior leadership to the Scotiabank network across Atlantic Canada.
She began her professional career consulting in the forests of British Columbia before joining the financial services industry.
Nicola also serves on the Boards of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and Halifax Partnership.

Colin Nicolle, Vice President, Market Promotions, is an accomplished leader with more than 38 years of experience in the grocery industry.
Since 1985, Colin has worked in a number of roles within Loblaw Companies Limited. He began his career as a salesclerk and later progressed to become a Store Manager. Since then, Colin has held leadership roles including Director Merchandising, General Merchandise and Apparel; Regional Director, Operations; Senior Director, Fresh Merchandising; and Senior Director Promotions.
Throughout his career, Colin has learned the importance of integrity and adaptability. He has a passion for trying to understand people and enabling them to be agile thinkers and leaders. Colin has led teams and developed strategies and processes that continue to advance our approach and commitment to colleagues and customers.
Colin also has a passion for community involvement. He is the long-standing member on the President’s Choice Children’s Charity board of directors and is excited to have recently joined the board of Hope Blooms.
Colin is a native of Halifax and a graduate of St. Mary’s University. He currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Kelly Gallant is the Associate Vice President of Communications, Marketing and Student Recruitment for Mount Saint Vincent University, where she is responsible for the overall delivery and implementation of strategic marketing, advertising, media and communications plans that advance the University’s strategic plan and leading the student recruitment function in support of the university’s enrolment management plans.
Kelly, a Mount Bachelor of Public Relations grad, joined the University in 2009. She came to the Mount from Bell Aliant, one of North America’s leading telecommunications providers, where she held the role of Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs. In addition to her studies at the Mount, she completed her Certificate in Marketing at Saint Mary’s University and a BSc from Dalhousie. She is passionate about building capacity, within teams, organizations and the broader community, and is a trusted coach, mentor and confidante.

Kolade Kolawole-Boboye is the Manager of Social Business and Innovation at Hope Bloom, a member of the Hope Blooms Board of Directors and the Co-Founder of LDN Records INC.
Kolade sees himself as a lifelong learner that wants to build relationships with others through creative entrepreneurial collaborations. Kolade is a recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Architecture Award for Outstanding Design in Greenhouse, he successfully pitched to the CBC’s Dragons Den & was the Recipient of CBC’s Dragons Den Top Pitches of all Time in 2016, and hosted the 1st outdoor musical performance on Spring Garden Road in collaboration with Spring Garden Business Admin. Kolade is a creative, outgoing, dedicated individual who wants to build and expand his experience through creative work.