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Profile of Our Commissioners
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How
the Commissioners are appointed:
The Lieutenant
Governor in Council appoints the members of the Commission and
designates the chairman and a vice-chairman.
The
Island Regulatory and Appeals
Commission Act provides for the appointment of a
full-time chairman who shall be the chief executive officer of the
Commission, a full-time vice-chairman, who shall assume primary
responsibilities for matters related to land, one other commissioner;
and not more than five part-time commissioners. |
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Our Commissioners |
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Chair and Chief Executive Officer |
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F. Maurice (Moe) Rodgerson
Appointed: 2004 |
Maurice Rodgerson was appointed Chair and Chief
Executive Officer of the Prince Edward Island Regulatory and
Appeals Commission on March 1, 2004. Prior to being named Chair
and CEO, he served as the Vice-Chair of the Commission and, prior to
that, as a full-time Commissioner.
Mr. Rodgerson has over 20 years experience in the
public sector, including ten years in the policy development
field. Prior to entering the public service, he was a senior
manager in the broadcast industry.
Mr. Rodgerson is immediate Past Chair of the
Canadian Association of Members of Public Utility Tribunals, a
member of the Canadian Institute for the Administration of
Justice and the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals. He
represents Canada on the International Confederation of Energy
Regulators and the International Energy Regulation Network.
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Vice-Chair |
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Allan Rankin
Appointed: 2009 |
Allan
Rankin was appointed Vice-Chair of the Island Regulatory and
Appeals Commission with primary responsibilities for land in
June 2009. Immediately prior to that he was Clerk of the
Executive Council and Secretary to Cabinet.
Mr.
Rankin began his public service career in 1980 and has also
served as Deputy Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs,
Secretary to the Cabinet Committee on Rural Development, and
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
Between
2001 and 2005 Mr. Rankin was Chairman of the Hunter River
Community Council.
Mr.
Rankin
has considerable experience in the museums and historical
resources development areas and is well known as a
singer-songwriter.
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Full-time Commissioner |
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John Broderick
Appointed: 2008 |
John Broderick was appointed full-time Commissioner in
December 2008. A native of Tignish, PEI, Mr. Broderick began
his employment career at the Co-op store in Tignish at the age
of 15. Over the course of the next 9 years, he advanced within
the Co-op movement in Western PEI to become Manager of the Central
Credit Union in O'Leary. He has extensive experience in the
management of both personal and commercial lending portfolios.
Subsequent to his time in the Co-op movement, Mr. Broderick
gained experience in the private sector owning and managing a
number of private business ventures including the now legendary
"Tradewind Club".
Mr. Broderick was a member and a past president of The Credit
Union Central of PEI and Metro Credit Union Ltd., as well as a
past member and chair of the PEI Lending Agency Advisory Board.
He has served, or continues to serve, in various roles in a number of
church and community related organizations including, the
Children's Wish Foundation (PEI Chapter), the Knights of
Columbus, the Charlottetown Rotary Club, and is an active member
of St. Pius X Parish.
John and his wife Edie live in Charlottetown and have three grown daughters, Rachel,
Bethany and Alexis.
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Part-time Commissioners |
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Mike Campbell
Appointed: 2010 |
Mr. Campbell was involved in airport management in
Atlantic Canada for thirty-six years including positions at Goose Bay,
Labrador and Moncton, N.B. He served as Airport manager at Saint John,
New Brunswick from 1978 to 1982. From 1982 to 1999 he was Airport
Manager of the Charlottetown Airport under Transport Canada and then
was appointed CEO at Charlottetown Airport where he oversaw the
successful privatization of the airport to an influential and important
community resource in the development of tourism and business growth. He
retired from the Charlottetown Airport Authority in 2007.
Mr. Campbell continues to be involved in the business
community through various committees and boards including the
Charlottetown Harbour Authority Inc., Rotary International, SDU Board of
Governors, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority and
Commissionaires, NB/PEI Division. |
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Leonard Gallant
Appointed: 2011 |
Leonard Gallant was born in Urbainville, PE, the oldest of 16 children. He graduated
from Evangeline High School and attended Prince County Vocational
School.
Leonard worked for 19 years
at Rogers Arnett Wholesale Groceries as clerk and as salesman
for the Prince County and Rustico/Cavendish areas. He began
working in car sales at MacNeil Motors in 1993 and then moved to
Hemphill Pontiac GM in 2000 until he retired in 2010.
He was a volunteer firefighter with the Wellington Fire Department for 24 years and
served as Fire Chief for 14 of those years. He is a member
of Club Richelieu.
Leonard resides in Wellington with his wife, Carol.
They have three children and two granddaughters. He has a
passion for cars and enjoys travelling and watching sports.
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Ferne MacPhail
Appointed: 2011 |
Ferne MacPhail was born in York, PE and now resides
in Meadow Bank.
She attended Prince of Wales College, UPEI, and
graduated from the PEI School of Nursing. She also received a
certificate in Gerontology from Mount Saint Vincent University.
Ms.
MacPhail has worked as a permanent part-time R.N.
Supervisor at Beach Grove Home and retired in 2002. Since that time,
she has been working at Beach Grove Home on a casual basis. As well,
Ms. MacPhail has been involved with her husband in the operation of a
construction and rental business.
Ferne is also involved in community and church
activities. |
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Peter McCloskey
Appointed: 2011 |
Prior to being appointed as a Part-Time Commissioner
for the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission, Peter McCloskey was a Councillor for the City of
Charlottetown from 2006-2010. He served as chair of Economic
Development and Tourism, chair of Executive Policy, Events and
Attractions and vice-chair of Planning and Heritage. Mr. McCloskey also
represented the concerns of the City of Charlottetown on the Federation
of PEI Municipalities as well as various other boards.
Mr. McCloskey was employed for 15 years as a Sales
and Leasing Consultant with Reliable Motors in Charlottetown. His past
professional experience also included 10 years in the public service as
a Program Supervisor in Addiction Services as well as owning and operating
a retail business for 10 years.
Peter and his wife Sheila reside in Winsloe. |
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Jean Tingley
Appointed: 2010 |
Jean Tingley graduated from Success
Business College in Truro, Nova Scotia with diplomas in general
accounting, office management and public relations. Jean was
co-owner and vice-president of Dawndale Farm Supplies Ltd., a
family-owned farm supply business, which included a retail store and
feed manufacturing plant. Ms. Tingley has been a board member of
the Provincial Women's Institute Board; PEI representative on the
National Youth Talent Steering Committee; board member of the QEH
Foundation; board member of the QEH Auxiliary; media director for the
Prince Edward Island Association of Hospital Auxiliaries; board member
of the Commonwealth Society; board member of the Crapaud Exhibition and
community representative on the Gulf Shore Community Corporation Board.
In her spare time, Ms. Tingley
volunteers at the QEH and is currently past-president of the QEH
Auxiliary.
Jean and her husband Dave are the
proud parents of two children and four grandchildren. |
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Page last reviewed or updated:
January 31, 2012 |
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