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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 currently Vice-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.
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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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Ernest Arsenault
Appointed: 2007 |
Mr. Arsenault served as manager of the meat department of the Wellington
Cooperative for 10 years and later managed the Co-operative for 27 years. He
retired from the Wellington Co-operative in November 2007.
Mr. Arsenault's involvement
in the community includes: the Knights of Columbus, a member of the
Wellington Fire Dept. for 25 years, past president of Parish Council, founder and
past president of Evangeline Medical Center, and the
Council of Immaculate Conception Parish Wellington. |
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David G. Holmes
Appointed: 2007 |
Mr. Holmes is a retired RCMP member after 30 years service, serving in
Nova Scotia and PEI. Following his retirement from the RCMP, he became
the Safety and Security Manager
for Confederation Bridge construction.
As a member of Corps of Commissionaires,
Mr. Holmes is in charge of the security detail at the Supreme Court of PEI. He is a member of RCMP Veterans' Association and
the Knights of Columbus. |
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Chester MacNeill
Appointed: 2007 |
Mr. MacNeill
was born in St. Catherines, PEI, attended Prince of
Wales College, and later, Queen's University. He graduated with a
BA degree in Economics and Business Administration. He worked in
accounting for two years with the Swift Canadian Company, Toronto.
Joining the RCAF in 1959, Mr. MacNeill received air navigation training at
Winnipeg, Manitoba. Following Maritime operational training at
Summerside, he joined 405 Argus squadron at Greenwood, Nova Scotia.
Chester's military career included command and staff positions in a
number of locations in Canada including Greenwood, Summerside, Kingston,
Toronto, Cold Lake and Yellowknife. |
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Anne Petley
Appointed: 2001 |
Ms. Petley is a native of Charlottetown, now residing in Murray River,
PEI. As an
undergraduate student, she attended the Universities of Prince Edward
Island, Dalhousie, and Manitoba. She also studied Commercial Design and
Business Information Processing at Holland College. She has served as a
part-time Commissioner since 2001. |
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Page last reviewed or updated:
February 24, 2010 |
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