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Minster's Office
Deputy Minister
Assistant Deputy Minister
Controller

Nova Scotia Department of Finance
PO Box 187, Halifax, NS B3J 2N3
1723 Hollis St.,
Halifax NS B3J 1V9
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902.424.5554
902.424.0635
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Minister's Office
Therese Coughlan
Executive Secretary
to the Minister
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902.424.4105
902.424.0635
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Jeff Garber
Executive Assistant
to Minister
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902.424.5372
902.424.0635
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Kim Langille
Executive Assistant
to the Minister
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902.424.2500
902.424.0635
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Valerie Viva
Administrative Assistant
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902.424.8631
902.424.0635
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Deputy Minister
Vicki Harnish
Deputy Minister
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902.424.5774
902.424.0635
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Alison MacIsaac
Executive Secretary
to the Deputy Minister
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902.424.5553
902.424.0635
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Legal Counsel
John Traves
Legal Counsel at Justice
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902.424.4390
902.424.0510
travesjw@gov.ns.ca
Communications
Cathy Shaw
Director
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902.424.8787
902.424.0635
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Rebecca Humphreys
Administrative Assistant to the Director
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902.424.6404
902.424.0635
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Naomi Shelton
Communications Advisor
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902.424.2917
902.424.0635
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Corporate Services Unit, Financial Services
Joyce McDonald
Director
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902.424.7395
902.424.5327
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Mandy Williams
Administrative Assistant
to the Director (casual)
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902.424.5933
902.424.5327
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Corporate Services Unit, Financial Services; Serving the
Department of Finance, Nova Scotia Pension Agency, Nova
Scota Securities Commission, Utility & Review Board
Marianne Hakkert-Lebel
Manager, Financial
Services
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902.424.3355
902.424.5327
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Corporate Services Unit, Financial Services; Serving the
Department of Economic Development, Office of Acadian
Affairs, Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs
Kevin Elliott
Manager,
Financial Services
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902.424.6869
902.424.5327
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Corporate Services Unit, Financial Services; Serving the
Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage
Darlene O'Neill
Manager,
Financial Services
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902.424.5514
902.424.5327
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Assistant Deputy Minister
Liz Cody
Assistant Deputy Minister
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902.424.4168
902.424.0635
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Denise Madore
Administrative Assistant to Assistant Deputy Minister
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902.424.4168
902.424.0635
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Administrative Services
Catherine Major
Co-ordinator, Administrative
Services
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902.424.2427
902.429.0257
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Fiscal and Economic Policy Branch
Michael DeCoste
Executive Director
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902.424.4118
902.424.0590
Gale Downey
Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director
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902.424.4160
902.424.0590
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Taxation and Fiscal Policy
Michael Decoste
Acting Director
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902.424.4118
902.424.0590
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Paul Davies
Policy Strategist
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902.424.4655
902.424.0590
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Thomas Storring
Policy Strategist
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902.424.2410
902.424.0590
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Abdul Wurie
Policy Analyst
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902.424.4681
902.424.0590
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Kimberley Tran
Policy Analyst
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902.424.7379
902.424.0590
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Brian Wile
Acting Policy Strategist
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902.424.2411
902.424.0590
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Economics and Statistics Division
Fred Bergman, CMA
Director
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902.424.6129
902.424.0714
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Trina Crowe
Administrative Assistant to the Director
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902.424.2740
902.424.0714
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Joan Bisson
Research and
Statistics Officer
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902.424.6135
902.424.0714
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Shirley Hazen
Senior Analyst (Policy)

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902.424.4965
902.424.0714
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Christina Jones
Economist (Intern)
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902.424.5810
902.424.0714
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Douglas McCann
Research and Statistics Officer

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902.424.2141
902.424.0714
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Barbara Ruszel
Research and
Statistics Officer

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902.424.1848
902.424.0714
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Bill Steele
Senior Analyst (Economics)
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902.424.6131
902.424.0714
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Don Thomas
Economist
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902.424.6133
902.424.0714
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Community Counts
Malcolm Shookner
Manager, Community Counts
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902.424.3247
902.424.0714
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Chris Weir
IT Specialist
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902.424.3376
902.424.0714
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Pam McPherson
GIS Mapping Specialist

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902.424.5262
902.424.0714
macdonpj@gov.ns.ca
HR CSU
Carol Smith
HR Consultant
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902.424.8932
902.424.0590
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Jeff Roach
HR Consultant
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902.424.3477
902.424.0590
roachjk@gov.ns.ca
Liability Management and Treasury Services
Mark Gilbert
Acting Director
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902.424.2435
902.429.0257
mgilbert@gov.ns.ca
Steve Thompson
Acting Assistant Director
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902.424.1749
902.429.0257
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Tracey Hardiman
Manager, Cash
Management Services
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902.424.3841
902.429.0257
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Liability Management and Treasury Services . 6th Floor
Roy Spence
Director - Borrowing Program and Debt Management
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902.424.8634
902.429.0257
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Policy and Planning
Frank Dunn
Executive Director
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902.424.4753
902.424.0635
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Rebecca Humphreys
Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director
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902.424.6404
902.424.0635
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Michael Ingram
Senior Financial Analyst
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902.424.7195
902.424.0635
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Nancy Muise
Senior Policy Analyst Projects
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902.424.7119
902.424.0635
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Janet Briggs
Advisor, Workplace Initiatives
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902.424.4318
902.424.0635
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Heather McGregor-
MacDougall
Senior Policy Analyst
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902.424.6996
902.424.0635
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Policy and Planning - Information Management

Angela Smith
Manager

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902.424.7932
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Controller
Byron G. Rafuse
Controller
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902.424.2424
902.424.0635
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Denise Madore
Administrative Assistant to the Controller

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902.424.4168
902.424.0635
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Capital Markets Administration and Compliance & Reporting
Rod MacDougall
Acting Director

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902.424.6061
902.424.8896
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Jim Charumski
Financial Services Officer

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902.424.4095
902.424.8896
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Bonnie Dickens
Coordinator, Debt Servicing and Contractual Obligations
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902.424.4366
902.424.8896
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Gaylene Elliott
Accounting Clerk
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902.424.2431
902.424.8896
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Vesna Obradovic
Reconciliation Clerk
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902.424.3636
902.424.8896
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Brian Parsons
Financial Services Officer
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902.424.7719
902.424.8896
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Chris Salloum
Financial Services Officer
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902.424.7635
902.424.8896
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Derek Spencer
Reconciliation Clerk
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902.424.8593
902.424.8896
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Christina Swain
Accounting Clerk
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902.424.5763
902.424.8896
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Davelyn Williams
Financial Services Officer
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902.424.8166
902.424.8896
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Corporate Information Systems
Steven Feindel
Director
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902.424.2939
902.424.2777
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Kevin Briand
Manager, Functional Support
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902.424.2284
902.424.2777
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Stephen Graham
Manager, HR Support

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902.424.2710
902.424.2777
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Government Accounting
Suzanne Wile, CA
Director
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902.424.7021
902.424.2777
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Blair McNaughton
Manager, Operational Accounting
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902.424.6626
902.424.2777
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Geoff Gatien, CA
Manager, Financial Accounting
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902.424.8592
902.424.2777
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Jane Dolan, CA
Financial Accountant

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902.424.6543
902.424.2777
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Gail Woodman, CA
Financial Accountant

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902.424.2222
902.424.2777
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Internal Audit Centre
Ted Doane
Executive Director
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902.722-1310
902.424.3191
doaneet@gov.ns.ca
Heather Townsend
Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director
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902.424.6102
902.424.3191
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Musetta Thwaites
Project Advisor
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902.424.3493
902.424.3191
thwaitmf@gov.ns.ca
Carey Bohan
Audit Supervisor
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902.424.7290
902.424.3191
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Linda Charbonneau (on leave)
Senior Auditor
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902.424.5084
902.424.3191
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Arnot Coish
Senior Auditor
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902.424.4261
902.424.3191
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Erin Edmundson
Internal Auditor
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902.424.3997
902.424.3191
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Dennis Garrison
IT Audit Consultant
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902.424.4062
902.424.3191
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Derek Harvey
Audit Supervisor
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902.424.5648
902.424.3191
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Gurvinder Mann
Internal Auditor
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902.424.5028
902.424.3191
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Paul Walker
Acting Project Advisor

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902.424.5786
902.424.3191
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Payroll Services
Shirley Carras
Director
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902.424.5567
902.424.2144
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