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The Commissioner
Rosalind Penfound
Rosalind C. (Hale) Penfound was born in Pictou County and attended Stellarton Schools. She attended Dalhousie University, receiving degrees in Physical Education(1974) and Law(1977). She briefly practiced law and then worked in the private sector before joining the Land Registration and Information Service, Council of Maritime Premiers where she worked as a solicitor between 1981 and 1989. Rosalind became the first full time Executive Director of the Association of Nova Scotia Land Surveyors in 1989.
In 1992 Rosalind joined the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, where as Director, Land Resources and Executive Director, Land Services, she was involved in a wide variety of public and private land management and resource issues. In February of 2004 she was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister and Acting Deputy Minister, Nova Scotia Environment and Labour. In June 2004, she became Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Fisheries, and in the spring of 2006 became the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Chief Executive Officer of Nova Scotia Fisheries and Aquaculture.
In February 2007, Rosalind was appointed to her current roles as Nova Scotia’s Public Service Commissioner and Deputy Minister for the Office of Immigration and the Advisory Council on the Status of Women. She added the role of Deputy Minister of the newly established Department of Seniors in September 2007.
Rosalind resides in Dartmouth with her husband, Mark, and they have two children, Kate and Will. She is active in community affairs and enjoys outdoor activities including running.
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