Judith Sullivan-Corney is Deputy Minister and Chief Executive Officer of the Office of Aboriginal Affairs (OAA) and Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. 

She assumed her position as Deputy Minister of the Office of Aboriginal Affairs in July, 2002, after serving as Commissioner for the Public Service of Nova Scotia where she led the provincial transition from a department of  human resources to a Public Service Commission structure. On February 19, 2007, she was appointed Deputy Minister of  Intergovernmental Affairs.

As Deputy Minister of the Office of Aboriginal Affairs she represents the province’s interests in intergovernmental, bilateral and triparty initiatives and negotiations. The office facilitates and supports a co-ordinated approach within government on matters related to Aboriginal issues. Under her direction, the OAA is the lead agency in treaty negotiations with the Mi’kmaq and Canada in the "Made in Nova Scotia" process.

During her tenure, the OAA has successfully settled a number of outstanding issues including developing a fuel tax rebate program and has been instrumental in creating a better relationship with Mi’kmaq communities and leaders through a policy of openness and information sharing.

Ms. Sullivan-Corney has also broadened Treaty Day activities and Mi’kmaq History Month programs by engaging a wide range of speakers for various events and commissioned feature writers to bring the stories of Mi’kmaq communities to a wider Nova Scotia audience. The Office has also provided opportunities for Aboriginal Perceptions Training Programs across government and into the private sector.

As Deputy Minister, Ms. Sullivan-Corney is a member of the Michelin Steering Committee under the Aboriginal Workforce Participation Initiative and an official of the Tripartite Officials Committee of Chiefs and federal RDGs. She is also past president of the Nova Scotia Chapter of the International Personnel Management Association (IMPA).

She is a member of the Collaborative Environmental Planning Initiative and was a juror for the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) Innovations Awards and an on-going standing member of IPAC, as well as, the Nova Scotia co-chair of the Federal-Provincial-Aboriginal Blueprint on Health process and Award of Merit winner from the Institute of Public Administration.

Ms. Sullivan-Corney has Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education degrees from Saint Mary’s University and a diploma in Adult Education from St. Francis Xavier University.

Married with two sons, she is a past member of the School Advisory Committee of  Dartmouth High School and Commodore of the Senobe Aquatic Club in Dartmouth.