Whether you are graduating from high school, transferring from another post-secondary institution, want to upgrade your skills or plan to make a career change, Holland College has more than 65 full-time career training programs to help you reach your goals. When our students were asked why they chose Holland College for their career training, their top three answers were:
- employment opportunities
- the college offered their program of choice
- the college’s emphasis on skills oriented training
College Fast Facts
- Founded in 1969
- 2,248 full-time students
- 179 part-time students
- 3,000 continuing education students
- 1,075 full-time adult education students
- 406 part-time adult education students
- 610 language training students
- 31% of new students indicate they are interested in university in the future
- Approximately 36% of our students are from off-Island.
- 13 locations across Prince Edward Island
- More than $185,000 is available to students in scholarships, bursaries and awards.
- More than 140 articulation agreements with a worldwide network of partner universities.
Holland College Board of Governors
Updated August 2016
Chair
Mr. Kent Scales
CEO, Scales Group of Companies
Vice Chair
Mr. Michael O’Brien
Retired Businessman
Dr. Brian McMillan
President, Holland College
Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz
President, University of PEI
Ms. Shelley MacLean-Ellis
Career Education, Curriculum Specialist – English Programs
PEI Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Mr. Chris Bulman
Educational Consultant, PEI Youth Centre
Ms. Kim Green
Owner/General Manager, Kays Wholesale Inc.
Mr. Brad Colwill, Director, Student Financial Assistance & Finance
P.E.I. Student Financial Assistance Corporation, Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning
Mr. Graham Hicken, Faculty Representative
Learning Manager, Wood Manufacturing-Cabinetmaking, Summerside Waterfront Campus
Mr. Todd Gallant, Faculty Representative
Core Business Program Instructor, Tourism & Culinary Centre
Mr. David Campbell, Student Representative Crapaud-West
Computer Information Systems Program
Ms. Sandi White. Board Secretary
Senior Executive Assistant, President’s Office
Holland College
Members of the
Board of Governors
 URBAIN LeBLANC Chair, 1969 Ronald Baker Charles Campbell Lawrence Coffin Constance Cullen Guy Fichaud Donald Glendenning Vimy Gregory Richard Higgins Fred Hyndman A.E. (Bud) Ings Herb Leavitt Hesta MacDonald Ivan MacKenzie W.S. McMurtry Glenn Palmer Ulric Poirier Henry Purdy Donald Smith |
 HESTA MacDONALD Chair, 1969 – 1971 Euclide Arsenault Ronald Baker Charles Campbell Lawrence Coffin Donald Coles John Comeau John Craig Constance Cullen Anne Drake Paul Euloth Guy Fichaud Donald Glendenning Vimy Gregory Richard Higgins Fred Hyndman A.E. (Bud) Ings Herb Leavitt Urbain LeBlanc Ivan MacKenzie Wolfgang Marold W.S. McMurtry Glenn Palmer Ulric Poirier Henry Purdy Linda Richard Donald Smith |
 HERB LEAVITT Chair, 1971 – 1975 Euclide Arsenault Ron Atkinson Everett Baker Ronald Baker Jack Bigelow Charles Campbell Mike Chapman Anne Chappell Lawrence Coffin Donald Coles John Comeau Tom Connor John Craig Robert Crockett Elizabeth Ferguson Danny Flood Charles Gallant Dave Garland Donald Glendenning Betty Howatt Urbain LeBlanc Malcolm Lodge Harry MacDonald Andrew MacDonald Hesta MacDonald Ivan Mackenzie Wolfgang Marold Francis McNeill June Paquette Ulric Poirier Henry Purdy William Reese Eunice Reid Ron Rice Linda Richard Joanne Shepherd Robert Taylor Edith Worth George Wright |
 GEORGE WRIGHT Chair, 1975 – 1978 John Ashton Ron Atkinson Ronald Baker Jack Bigelow James Burleigh Patsy Callaghan Frank Callaghan David Catmur Tom Connor Robert Crockett John Doiron Elizabeth Ferguson Danny Flood Desmond Gallant Elaine Gallinger Donald Glendenning Betty Howatt Doug Jenkins Malcolm Lodge Pat MacDonald Roxanne Martin Francis McNeill Stan Mullin William Reese Ron Rice Arthur Rodd Sterling Stratton Edith Worth |
 RONALD RICE Chair, 1978 – 1979 Ronald Baker Jack Bigelow James Burleigh Frank Callaghan David Catmur Arnold Croken Desmond Gallant Donald Glendenning David Hiscock Betty Howatt Pat MacDonald Barbara MacLeod Francis McNeill Belle Nicholson Arthur Rodd Sterling Stratton George Wright |
 JACK BIGELOW Chair, 1979 – 1980 Loli Acorn Ronald Baker James Burleigh Frank Callaghan Arnold Croken Desmond Gallant Donald Glendenning Vicki Green Edmund Kelly Pat MacDonald James MacNeill Francis McNeill Belle Nicholson Sterling Stratton Clair Sudsbury William Weatherbie George Wright |
 ARNOLD CROKEN Chair, 1980 – 1982 Loli Acorn Gordon Bernard James Burleigh Jean Cahill James Carpenter Simon Compton Barry Dennis Desmond Gallant Donald Glendenning Edmund Kelly Don Livingstone James MacNeill Marsha Martin Peter Meincke David Morgan James Murphy Janice Murphy Belle Nicholson Laureen Noonan John Peake Brenda Redmond Denise Richardson Sterling Stratton Clair Sudsbury William Thompson William Weatherbie Lonnie Webster |
 DONALD LIVINGSTONE Chair, 1982 – 1985 Gordon Bernard Jean Cahill James Carpenter Dean Cochrane Simon Compton Arnold Croken Barry Dennis Raegh Ellis Elmer Gallant Michael Gallant Donald Glendenning Edith Huestis Cindy Kickham James MacNeill Lawrence MacPherson Peter Meincke David Morgan James Murphy John Peake Brenda Redmond Denise Richardson Brent Rudderham William Thompson |
 SIMON COMPTON Chair, 1985 – 1986 Simon Arsenault Gordon Bernard Jean Cahill James Carpenter Barry Dennis William Eliot Nelson Gallant Elmer Gallant Donald Glendenning Edith Huestis Don Livingstone Stephanie MacKenzie James MacNeill Lawrence MacPherson James Murphy Kenneth Peters William Thompson |
 WILLIAM THOMPSON chair, 1986 – 1988 Simon Arsenault Gordon Bernard Jean Cahill Mildred Campbell Stan Campbell Helen Coady Jeane Coburn Barry Dennis William Eliot Nelson Gallant Wendall Gallant Donald Glendenning Allan Hammond Aileen Hartigan Marie Hickey Tracy Kempton Dale Landry Carl MacKenzie Lawrence MacPherson Anne Marie Perry Rev. Vincent Murnaghan James Murphy Anne Marie Perry Kenneth Peters |
 MARIE HICKEY Chair, 1988 – 1990 Stan Campbell Mildred Campbell Helen Coady Jeane Coburn Dr. William Eliot Cynthia Gay Adrian Green Allan Hammond Aileen Hartigan Harry Kielly Dale Landry Don MacKenzie Anne Marie Perry Rev. Vincent Murnaghan Kenneth Peters Peter Ramsay Antoine Richard Dr. Murray Rusk Isabel Scott Jake Shaw Lloyd Soloman Jeff Steele William Thompson |
 JEANE COBURN Chair, 1990 – 1992 Rory Beck Chris Bryant Roland Burek Gerard Dillon George Doughart Dr. William Eliot Nora Gaudette Sandra Gauthier Stephen Graham Allan Hammond Marie Hickey Harry Kielly Dale Landry Michelle LeBlanc Don MacKenzie Mary MacQuarrie Robert McGee George Power Peter Ramsay Antoine Richard Leonard Russell Dr. Murray Rusk Lloyd Soloman Jake Shaw |
 PETER RAMSAY Chair, 1992 Edouard Babineau Chris Bryant Jeane Coburn Gerard Dillon George Doughart Dr. William Eliot Nora Gaudette Sandra Gauthier Jason Hughes Ron Lewis Robert McGee Mary Jenkins (MacQuarrie) Antoine Richard Dr. Murray Rusk |
 MURRAY RUSK Chair, 1992 – 1994 Edouard Babineau Mike Beamish Chris Bryant Jeane Coburn George Doughart Dr. William Eliot Russell Gallant Todd Gallant Nora Gaudette Sandra Gauthier Jason Hughes Mary Jenkins Stella Keliher Ron Lewis David Loggie Ray Malone Robert McGee Mary Olscamp Antoine Richard Dr. Murray Rusk |
 GEORGE DOUGHART Chair, 1994 – 1996 Edouard Babineau Mike Beamish Chris Brown Chet Campbell Greg Campbell Dr. William Eliot Dr. Elizabeth Epperly Russell Gallant Todd Gallant Stella Keliher Ed Lawlor Ron Lewis David Loggie Alex MacAulay Carol MacLeod Perley MacNeill Ray Malone Robert McGee Susan Nicholson Mary Olscamp Alex Poole Dr. Murray Rusk |
 ROBERT MCGEE Chair, 1996 – 1998 Robert Arsenault-Woodruff Edouard Babineau Mike Beamish Borden Boyles Shelley Carter-Rose David Currie George Doughart Charlene Duffy Dr. Elizabeth Epperly Russell Gallant Ken Gunn Doug Johnston Ed Lawlor Ron Lewis David Loggie Alex MacAulay Carol MacLeod Perley MacNeill Faye Martin Mark McCourt Susan Nicholson Mary Olscamp Diane Petrie Alex Poole Jake Shaw |
 ED LAWLOR Chair, 1998 – 2000 Edouard Babineau Borden Boyles Shelley Carter-Rose Charlene Duffy Russell Gallant Ken Gunn Dr. Larry Heider Doug Johnston Carol Livingstone Alex MacAulay Wade MacLauchlan Adam Martell Darin Meek Stan Millar Willard Moase Mark McCourt Robert McGee Susan Nicholson Jake Shaw Kent Scales Twila Whalen Karen White |
 BORDEN BOYLES Chair, 2000 – 2004 Keira Arnold Gerald Caissy Shelley Carter-Rose Bill Dalziel Charlene Duffy Pat Faulkner Jim Ferguson Delbert Francis Tara Gallant Ken Gunn Rory Herget Doug Johnston Ed Lawlor Carol Livingstone Steve Loggie Alex MacAulay Corey MacFadyen Wade MacLauchlan Tim McCarthy Sandy McMillan Stan Millar Darin Meek Willard Moase Ray Murphy Sharon Murphy Brian Murray Kent Scales Jake Shaw Claudette Stewart Scott Stevens Barbara Trainor Bob Wall Twila Whalen |
 SCOTT STEVENS Chair, 2004 – 2005 Howard Beattie Borden Boyles Bill Dalziel Jim Ferguson Tara Gallant Robbin Gaudet Rory Herget Angela Larter Jeffrey Leard Steve Loggie Alex MacAulay Sandra McMillan Ray Murphy Brian Murray Barbara Trainor |
 STEVE LOGGIE Chair, 2005 – 2007 Howard Beattie Borden Boyles Jo-Ann Campbell-Boutilier Bill Dalziel Emma Fugate Robbin Gaudet Dean Getson Kathy Hambly Rory Herget Angela Larter Jeffrey Leard Carol Livingstone Jennifer Long Wade MacLauchlan Ken MacRae Brian McMillan Ray Murphy Glen Pye Scott Stevens Denis Thibodeau |
 RAY MURPHY Chair, 2007 – 2009 Howard Beattie Gerald Caissy Joan Connell Bill Dalziel Dean Getson Kathy Hambly Rory Herget Phil Jost Mark Kearns Angela Larter Steve Loggie Jennifer Long Doris MacDonald Susan MacKenzie Ken MacRae Kathy McDonald Matthew McKenna Brian McMillan Wade MacLauchlan Stan MacPherson Glen Pye Marlene Simmons Scott Stevens Denis Thibodeau Landon Yuill |
 KATHY HAMBLY Chair, 2009 – 2011 Kent Avery Chris Bulman Gerald Caissy Marco Cambil Joan Connell Dean Getson Kathy Hambly Philip Jost Mark Kearns Steve Loggie Doris MacDonald Susan MacKenzie Stan MacPherson Wade MacLauchlan Greg Mazerolle Kathy McDonald Matthew McKenna Brian McMillan Paul Murnaghan Ray Murphy Kathy O’Rourke Wendi Poirier Kent Scales Denis Thibodeau |
 STAN MacPHERSON Chair, 2011 – 2013 Dr. Alaa Abd-El Aziz Kent Avery Barry Beck Chris Bulman Marco Cambil Joan Connell Kathy Hambly Graham Hicken Jesse Jenner Philip Jost Shelley Lilly Susan MacKenzie Shelley MacLean-Ellis Dr. Brian McMillan Paul Murnaghan Michael O’Brien Kathy O’Rourke Wendi Poirier Kent Scales Denis Thibodeau |
 KATHY O’ROURKE Chair, 2013 – 2015 Dr. Alaa Abd-El Aziz Meaghan Arsenault Barry Beck Chris Bulman David Campbell Brad Colwill Joan Connell Todd Gallant Kim Green Graham Hicken Jesse Jenner Phil Jost Dr. Brian McMillan Kyle MacKenzie Susan MacKenzie Shelley MacLean-Ellis Stan MacPherson Paul Murnaghan Michael O’Brien Kent Scales |
 KENT SCALES 2015 – Dr. Alaa Abd-El Aziz |