The UPEI School of Business Administration has long held the philosophy that a successful education in Business requires input from the very employers who hire our students. The Business Advisory Council was formed in 1996 to create a connection to the business community which helps guide the direction of the School of Business Administration. The Business Advisory Council performs three primary functions:

1. Advises the School of Business, through the Dean, on issues that might impact the School's strategy based on the interests and needs of the external constituencies.
2. Acts as a sounding board to help advance the School of Business as a primary management educator.
3. Communicates, advocates, and endorses the School of Business interests to external constituencies, such as the University administration and business community, and to raise the School's profile as a leading deliverer of management education in the region.

The Business Advisory Council advises the School of Business as it continues to develop into a nationally recognized centre of excellence for business education. As a general principle, Council members are chosen to reflect the direction of the School. An attempt is made to ensure that the membership of the Council provides representation to national and local business interests and to other relevant groups.

The Advisory Council members include:

Roberta MacDonald, UPEI School of Business

Mary Best, Partner, ArsenaultBestCameronEllis

Kathy Hambly, Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce

Richard Hassard, Investments

Matthew Jelley, Maritime Fun

Ron Keefe, BioVectra Ltd.

Alec MacAulay, Former President, Holland College

John MacDonald, Greater Summerside Area Chamber of Commerce

Allan Morse, RBC Dominion Securities

Duncan Shaw, Cogsdale

Brian Thompson, Vector Atlantic