ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2011

The 2011 election for Music Nova Scotia’s Board of Directors resulted in eight candidates competing for seven seats to be filled. It was a tight race between seven incumbents, Ian McKinnon, Troy Arseneault, Brian Doherty, Bill Appleby, Debbie Rockola, Louis Thomas, and Mike Campbell, and one nominee, Cape Breton’s Albert Lionais.

After two weeks of voting, the results are in! Twenty-five percent of the Music Nova Scotia membership took part in the online vote for the Board of Directors Election to determine who would fill the seven spots this year.

Albert Lionais
Bill Appleby  (incumbent)
Brian Doherty  (incumbent)
Ian McKinnon  (incumbent)
Louis Thomas  (incumbent)
Mike Campbell (incumbent)
Troy Arseneault (incumbent)

They will join the existing board members:

Andrea Dawson Thomas – Treasurer
Christine Buiteman – Director
Jamie Robinson – Director
Jonny Stevens – Director
Josh Hogan - Director
Krista Keough – Director
Wylie Spicer – Director

The board members were officially sworn in at the Annual General Meeting, held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 5516 Spring Garden Road.

The executive positions elected for the 2011-2012 year are as follows:

President – Brian Doherty
First Vice President – Louis Thomas
Second Vice President – Bill Appleby
Third Vice President – Mike Campbell
Secretary – Christine Buiteman
Treasurer – Andrea Dawson Thomas

Music Nova Scotia would like to thank outgoing board member Debbie Rockola for her hard work and dedication to the organization over the last several years. Her role as secretary and her passion for music have made Debbie an integral part of the growth and success of Music Nova Scotia.

The Music Nova Scotia Annual Report was also presented at the meeting and included many highlights of the past year including a detailed report of Music Nova Scotia projects and trade missions, a 22% increase in membership over the year prior and the Export Development Program (EDP) and Bringin’ it Home (BIH) funding reports.

During the 2011 fiscal year the EDP investment of $300,000 generated over $1 million in private investment and the BIH investment of $100,000 generated over $200,000 in private investment and was responsible for over $130,000 in artist fees.