Our Boards
Our three Boards (see below) reflect the Centre’s inclusive approach to spirituality, and are comprised of individuals from different spiritual and faith traditions. Board members also bring a global perspective as they are from: Australia, Canada, England, Germany, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States. We draw on board members for their perspectives on new developments in the field, their own continuing exploration of spirituality and work, and their belief in the value of our efforts.
Board of Directors
The role of the Board of Directors is to establish strategic directions and fundraising capabilities for the Centre, formulate policies and procedures, and report to the University on the activities of the Centre.
Paul Bowlby, PhD D
Chairperson, Department of Religious Studies, Saint Mary’s University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sabine Bredemeyer
Consultant, trainer, facilitator and coach, Steward of ‘Spirit in Business’ Germany
Dusseldorf, Germany More
Ken DesRoches
Lecturer in the School of Business, University of P.E.I. and Consultant
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island More
Dr. J. Colin Dodds
President, Saint Mary’s University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Stacy Snair
Business student , Saint Mary's University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Martin Rutte (Founder and Chair)
Consultant, speaker, author and President, Livelihood
Santa Fe, New Mexico More
David Sable
Consultant and part time lecturer in Religious Studies, Saint Mary’s University
Halifax, Nova Scotia More
Special Advisors to the Board
Vikram Budhraja
President, Electric Power Group, LLC, Pasadena, California More
Michael Stephen
Retired Chairman, Aetna International, Consultant and Leadership Coach, Oakville, Ontario More
Advisory Board Members
Charles Beaupre, PhD
Professor of Asian Studies, Saint Mary’s University
Halifax, Nova Scotia More
John Coates, MSW, PhD
Professor and former Chair of the Department of Social Work, St. Thomas University
Fredericton, New Brunswick More
Kerry Cochrane
Lecturer, Management Communication, Charles Stuart University
Foundation President, the Spirituality Leadership and Management Network Ltd
Editor, e-Journal Spirituality Leadership and Management
New South Wales, Australia More
Sherry Connolly
Founding Director, The Centre for Spirituality at Work
Toronto, Ontario More
Cathy Driscoll, PhD
Associate Professor of Management, Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary’s University
Halifax Nova Scotia
Debby Edelstein
Co-founder QualityLife Company
Johannesburg, South Africa More
Robert Forman, PhD
Founder & CEO, The Forge Institute
Associate Professor of Religion, Hunter College, The City University of New York (retired)
Co-founder & Executive Editor, Journal of Consciousness Studies: Controversies in Science and
Humanities
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY More
Margaret Jefferies
Founder of the Spirit@ Work movement in New Zealand
Lyttelton, New Zealand More
Mary MacNeil
Regional union representative, Public Service Alliance of Canada
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island More
Sister Maureen McGuire
Senior Vice President Mission Integration, Ascension Health Care
St. Louis, Missouri More
Leslie Paton
Commercial Director, AGI Media
Los Angeles, California More
Academic Advisory Board Members
Gary Boelhower, PhD
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, College of St. Scholastica
Co-founder, First Director, The Center for Spirituality and Leadership, Marian College, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Duluth, Minnesota More
André Delbecq, D.B.A., FAOM, FACPE
J. Thomas and Kathleen L. McCarthy University Professor, Santa Clara University
Director, Institute for Spirituality of Organizational Leadership at Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, California
Janet Groen, EdD
Assistant Professor in Workplace and Adult Learning, Faculty of Education, University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta More
David Miller, PhD, MDiv
Founding Director, Princeton University Faith & Work InitiativeCentre for the Study of Religion, Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey More
Judith Neal, PhD
Director, John H. Tyson Center for Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace, Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas More
Thierry Pauchant, MSc, MBA, PhD
Professor, Holder of the Chair in Ethical Management, Haute École Commercial
Montréal, Quebec More
Dr. Jonathan Smith, PhD
Senior Lecturer, Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University
Cambridge, England
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