Wallace McCain Institute Announces New Cohort of Entrepreneurial Leaders
FREDERICTON– After what the organization called an “intense” two-day process, the Wallace McCain Institute has announced it has selected the 11th cohort of its Entrepreneurial Leaders Program.
The 28 entrepreneurs have a collective economic footprint of $138M in revenue and 602 employees across the Greater Atlantic Area (GAA). With 405 nominations this year, the Institute says finalists faced stiff competition in the selection process.
The entrepreneurs selected are:
- Mufaro Chakabuda (Maritime Centre for African Dance Inc.)
- Leigh McFarlane (The Soap Company of Nova Scotia Ltd.)
- Sascha Boulet (PhysioFirst Prof. Corp. Inc.)
- Angus Campbell (Good Robot Brewing Co.)
- Amy Schneider (Valley Veterinary Hospital)
- Laurie MacKeigan (Backman Vidcom)
- Kim Green (Kays Wholesale Inc.)
- Graham Langill (MacFarlands Limited)
- Andrew Barkhouse (CSN-Champlain Auto Body)
- Mario Ducasse (Plomberie DH Plumbing Inc.)
- Mark McAllister (VeroSource Solutions Inc.)
- Maurice D. LeBlanc (SAGE Solutions Inc.)
- Angie Cummings (KV and Sleep Clinic Inc.)
- Shelley Simpson (Prism Lighting Group™)
- Lisa Jenereaux (Spurr Brothers Farms Ltd.)
- Marc Doiron (Doiron Sports Excellence)
- Jonathon Rasenberg (JR Realty)
- Wes Ward (Graystone Brewing Inc)
- Scott Harrigan (Glorope.com)
- Lori Weir (Four Eyes Financial)
- Rosalyn Hyslop (Mrs. Dunster’s (1996) Inc.)
- Melanie Wildman (Nutracelle)
- Zack Fisher (Compact Appliances Ltd.)
- Carolyn Cameron (Kings Produce Ltd.)
- Susan Drover (SAM Design Inc.)
- Randy Wheaton (Trius Truck Centre)
- Tim Frazer (Garage Kings)
- Danny Corriveau (Cooke Capital Group)
The selected business leaders will meet for two days each month over the next year in all four Atlantic provinces in an elite program with speakers and peer interaction. After the first year, alumni pledge to continue to meet quarterly.