New Governors Appointed to Trent University Board for Terms Commencing July 1, 2014

Newly appointed members will share skills in governance, education, Aboriginal relations, and financial leadership

Thursday, July 3, 2014, Peterborough

Trent University’s Board of Governors is pleased to announce the appointment of three new external members, who will bring to the Board a wide range of expertise in governance, Aboriginal relations, education, human rights and social justice issues, and financial and corporate leadership.

Mr. John Beaucage, Ms. Lucie Edwards and Mr. Ken Hartwick have been appointed external seats on the Board, each for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2017.

“On behalf of the Board, I would like to welcome our new external governors,” commented Bryan Davies, chair, Trent University Board of Governors. “These individuals bring strong skills and experiences that will expand the Board’s perspectives and enrich its deliberations and decision-making. I am especially pleased that, as we prepare to mark Trent’s 50th anniversary in 2014, two of these external members are also Trent graduates.”

John Beaucage (External)
John Beaucage is one of Canada’s most respected First Nation leaders. He was elected as grand council chief of the 42-member First Nations of the Anishinabek Nation (Union of Ontario Indians) in 2004, after serving four consecutive terms as chief of Wasauksing First Nation. Since leaving his position as grand council chief in 2009, Mr. Beaucage has served on a number of boards, was the founding CEO of the Lake Huron Anishinabek Transmission Company and is working on green energy projects with several First Nations across the country. He worked for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) for 15 years across the country and sat on the Premier’s Cabinet for Smoke-Free Ontario, Ontario’s Expert Panel on Climate Change and the Ontario Biodiversity Council. He is currently the principal at Council Public Affairs and also works as a freelance mediator and consultant on issues of green energy and land disputes. A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, with a combined degree in English and economics, he has done post-graduate work in First Nation planning at the University of British Columbia. Mr. Beaucage has been awarded an honorary Doctorate from Nipissing University.

Lucie Edwards (External)
Lucie Edwards is an instructor in international affairs at the Universities of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier, and is a candidate for a doctorate in Global Governance, specializing in science and environmental policy, at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Ms. Edwards enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the Canadian Foreign Service, as Canada’s high commissioner in succession to Kenya, South Africa and India, and as permanent representative to the UN Environment Program. She also served as founding director general for global issues and senior assistant deputy minister for corporate services in the Department of Foreign Affairs. She retired as chief strategist and head of the Office for Transformation, steering an ambitious change management program within DFAIT. In 1995, she received the Public Service Award of Excellence for her humanitarian work during the genocide in Rwanda; she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award of Excellence by the Department of Foreign Affairs in 2009. She has extensive experience in governance in the not-for-profit sector, having served as a trustee with international agencies specializing in education, public health, agriculture and scientific research. Ms. Edwards graduated from Trent University in 1976 and has maintained a strong connection with her alma mater, returning to lecture in development studies as the Ashley fellow and alumna in residence at Champlain College in 2011.

Ken Hartwick (External)
Ken Hartwick served as president and CEO of Just Energy until April 2014 after a career spanning more than 20 years in the financial sector. During his tenure at Just Energy, Mr. Hartwick served as president and CEO of Just Energy Group Inc. from June 2008 onwards, and as president from 2006 until June 2008, and chief financial officer from April 2004 to 2006. He played an integral role launching Just Energy’s businesses in Alberta, British Columbia, Indiana, New Jersey, California, Texas and the United Kingdom as well as growing the businesses already established in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Illinois, and New York. Previously he served as senior vice-president and chief financial officer of Hydro One Inc., the largest electricity delivery company in Ontario and one of the largest in North America. He also previously was a partner of Ernst & Young and a vice-president of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. Mr. Hartwick serves on the Board of the Ontario Energy Association and on the Board of the Atlantic Power Corporation. He graduated from Trent University in 1985 with an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration and maintains a strong commitment to Trent.

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For more information, please contact:
Deb deBruijn, university secretary, Trent University
705-748-1011 ext. 1223 or debdebruijn@trentu.ca