Music Nova Scotia is pleased to welcome the new and returning board members for the 2023/2024 Fiscal Year! Please view the full results below.

The organization extends its most sincere appreciation to our outgoing board members: Barbara Cameron, Matthew Sampson, Matt Gorman, and Marko Simmons. Music Nova Scotia thanks them for their dedication to supporting the organization and its goals and wish them continued success!

The following individuals have been elected to the Music Nova Scotia Board of Directors:

Blanche Israël

Cyndi Cain

Israel Ekanem (incumbent)

Jody Upshaw

Katrina Lopes

Meghan Scott (incumbent)

Sarah Atkinson (incumbent)

Sarah Jamer (incumbent)

Tracey Williams (incumbent)

Trevor Murphy (incumbent)

They will join the following existing board members: Albert Lionais and Dena Williams. Music Nova Scotia and the Board of Directors also welcomes back Julien Matwawana as the appointed representative from The African Nova Scotian Music Association.

The executive of the board of directors is as follows:

Meghan Scott – President

Trevor Murphy – 1st VP

Dena Williams – 2nd VP

Sarah Jamer – 3rd VP

Jody Upshaw – Secretary

Sarah Atkinson – Treasurer

Music Nova Scotia is proud to be led by a board of directors that contains gender parity, over 50% representation from the Black and African Nova Scotian community, as well as its youngest board member to date (Jody Upshaw, age 20).