As a community-based organization, the Corporation aims to ensure that the seven-person board of directors is comprised of members with diverse professional skills and experience. The role of the board of directors is to provide strategic guidance and support to the CEO and staff who manage the day-to-day operations and oversee the management of port assets.
The board of directors are nominated by various entities as outlined in the Corporation’s operating by-laws. Once appointed, each board member serves a fixed term of four years. The governing directors are appointed by four bodies as follows:
- City of Corner Brook
- Greater Corner Brook Board of Trade
- Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Corner Brook Port Corporation
Board of Directors
Chair
Verbon Hewlin
P.Eng
Port of Corner Brook
R.A. Pollett Building, 61 Riverside Drive
Corner Brook, NL A2H 6T2
Email: vhewlin@gmail.com
Director
Serge Cormier
VP of Finance & CFO
Academy Canada
2 University Drive
Corner Brook, NL A2H 5G4
Email: scormier@academycanada.com
Director
Brian Dicks
Chair
Qalipu First Nation
3 Church Street
Corner Brook, NL A2H 2Z4
Email: brian-dicks@hotmail.com
Vice-Chair
Dennis Bruce
Senior VP
HDR
R.A. Pollett Building, 61 Riverside Drive
Corner Brook, NL A2H 6T2
Email: dbruce@hdrinc.com
Director
Jim Parsons
Mayor
City of Corner Brook
5 Park Street P. O. Box 1080
Corner Brook, NL Canada A2H 6E1
Email: jim.parsons@cornerbrook.com
Treasurer
Deanne Penney
Partner
Penny & Brown Law
37 West Street
Corner Brook, NL A2H 2Y6
Email: dpenney@penneybrown.com
Director
Sharon McLennon
Manager, Corporate Services
College of the North Atlantic
141 O’Connell Drive
Corner Brook, NL A2H 6H6
Email: sharon.mclennon@nlwic.ca
Management and Staff
CEO & Port Manager
Jackie Chow
Port of Corner Brook
R.A. Pollett Building, 61 Riverside Drive
Corner Brook, NL A2H 6T2
Email: jchow@cornerbrookport.com
Operations Manager
Dean Jennings
Port of Corner Brook
11 Riverside Drive
Corner Brook, NL A2H 2N2
Business Development Manager
Jennifer Crane
Port of Corner Brook
R.A. Pollett Building, 61 Riverside Drive
Corner Brook, NL A2H 6T2
Email: jhartley@cornerbrookport.com
Administration Manager
Joy Blackwood
Port of Corner Brook
R.A. Pollett Building, 61 Riverside Drive
Corner Brook NL, A2H 6T2