DCBA Board of Directors
Destination Cape Breton Association is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of key partners, municipal representatives, cultural representatives, and industry.
Board Members
Bruce Morrison – Chair
Warden, Municipality of Victoria County
Rodney Chaisson – Vice Chair
Director, Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village
Marie Walsh – Treasurer
Chief Administrative Officer, Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Brenda Chisholm-Beaton – Secretary
Mayor, Town of Port Hawkesbury
Darrell Bernard
Owner, Kluskap Ridge RV & Campground
Lisa Boudreau
Owner, La Goélette à Pépé Café
Representative, Municipality of Richmond County
Lisette Bourgeois
Directrice générale, La Société Saint-Pierre
Susan Googoo
Director of Human Resources, Entrepreneurship and Skills Development, We’koqma’q First Nation
Cathy Lamey
General Manager, Cabot Trail Motel
Donna MacDonald
Director of Recreation and Tourism, Municipality of Inverness County
Dr. Richard MacKinnon
Vice-President, Academic, Cape Breton University
Bernadette MacNeil
Former Director of Cruise Marketing, Port of Sydney
Blair Pardy
Cape Breton Field Unit Superintendent, Parks Canada
Tom Plumridge / Cathy MacKenzie – Observer
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Adam Langley – Observer
Director of Operations and Marine Development, Develop Nova Scotia
Board Meetings 2021 (Tentative)
February 17 – Virtual
April 22 – Richmond County
June 17 – Inverness County
August 19 – Victoria County
October 22 – Port Hawkesbury
December 11 – Cape Breton Regional Municipality
* Dates and locations are subject to change.