The R K MacDonald Nursing Home Corporation and its facilities are under the management of a Board of Directors which consist of twelve members as follows: four members are appointed by the County Council of the Municipality of the County of Antigonish, four members are appointed by the Town Council of the Town of Antigonish, and four members are appointed by the Sisters of Saint Martha.
No employee of the Board can serve as director and each director serves for a term of three years. The executive committee consists of the Board Chair, a vice Chair, a secretary, a treasurer, and one additional member. With the exception of the Chair, these officers serve for one year and are selected for office at each annual meeting. In addition to the executive committee, there are two standing committees, Finance and Building and Grounds, as well as special committees, including Governance and Public Relations, that help conduct the affairs of the Board on an ongoing basis. These members too serve for a one year term and are selected at the annual meeting.
Board of Directors of the R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home
Gerald MacDonald (CSM Rep)
Councillor William Cormier (Town)
Councillor Diane Roberts (Town)
Councillor Gary Mattie (County)
Camilla Benoit, Chair
Monica MacDonald, (CSM Rep)
Councillor Sean Cameron (Town)
Duncan Chisholm
Councillor Shawn Brophy (County)
Fran Haley
Councillor Harris McNamara (County)
Executive Committee
Camilla Benoit, President & Chair – R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home Corporation
Councillor Sean Cameron, Vice-Chair
CSM Representative, Sr. Stella Chafe
Councillor Diane Roberts, Treasurer
Fran Haley, Secretary
Finance Committee – Councillor Diane Roberts Chair
Building & Grounds Committee – Councillor Shawn Brophy, Chair
Quality, Safety and Governance Committee – Monica MacDonald –Chair
Infrastructure Steering Committee
Fran Haley, Chair, Antigonish County Representative
Duncan Chisholm, Town of Antigonish Representative