Canada’s Science Centre association appoints new Board of Directors

 

Canada’s Science Centre association appoints new Board of Directors

Montréal, QC. – May 18, 2010 – At their Annual General Meeting May 7th, the Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC) membership appointed its Board of Directors for 2010-2011.

Dov Bercovici, CEO and President of the Discovery Centre in Halifax, was named President. “I am very pleased to be President of the Canadian Association of Science Centres,” said Bercovici. “Representing Halifax, Nova Scotia and Discovery Centre on a national scale is an exciting new challenge that will benefit Discovery Centre’s visitors. CASC is a great organization and I look forward to serving as its President.”

Prior to his tenure with the CASC and Discovery Centre he served as Vice-President Operations at Acadia University and General Manager of the Atlantic Canada World Trade Centre. Mr. Bercovici is a graduate of McGill University (Economics) and Dalhousie University (MBA). In 2005, he was awarded Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award TM.

Joining Dov on the Board of Directors for CASC is an impressive collection of individuals from the fields of science and technology engagement across Canada:

 

• Catherine Paisley, Director, Science Education, Ontario Science Centre
• George Smith, President and CEO, TELUS World of Science Edmonton
• David Desjardins, CEO, Science East
• Jim Marchbank, CEO, Science North
• Guylaine Archambault, Director General, Armand Frappier Museum, Biosciences Interpretation Centre
• Thérèse Baribeau, Manager, Environment Museum, Biosphere, Environment Canada
• Sandy Baumgartner, Executive Director, Saskatchewan Science Centre
• Tracy Calogheros, Executive Director, The Exploration Place
• Pierre Harvey, Director, Business Development, Musée de la nature et des sciences de Sherbrooke
• Claude Faubert, Director General, Canada Science and Technology Museum

• Claudette Leclerc, Executive Director, The Manitoba Museum

 

The Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC) builds capacity for its members to inspire a creative and prosperous Canada through science and technology engagement. More than 8 million people, nearly a quarter of Canada's population, visit member centres of the Canadian Association of science centres each year.

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Contact: Jill Wagner, Director of Business Development, Discovery Centre
Tracy Ross, Executive Director, CASC
www.thediscoverycentre.ca
www.canadiansciencecentres.ca