About Us
Meet Our Team
Shayla MacDonald
Executive Director (on leave)
Kevin Delorey
Acting Executive Director
Dr. Kevin Delorey currently serves as Acting Executive Director until July 2025, managing programs, staff, and budgets. As a maternity leave replacement, he joined ACALA’s GED (CAEC) program in November 2023, bringing 25 years of experience in Alberta’s post-secondary sector. Kevin returned to Nova Scotia in 2021 to complete his doctoral studies, assist his elderly parents, work remotely, and advance community education and adult literacy programs.
Rebecca Bissell
Administrative Assistant
Jyotsna Jain
Tutor Coordinator
Kathryn Collicot
Instructor
Andrew Stalker
Instructor
Lindsay Chisholm
Instructor
Cristina Silvestri
Instructor (on leave)
Michelle Furlong
Instructor
Zack O'Toole
Instructor
Zack has taken an interim role as the CAEC Math and Science Instructor. He studied at nearby St.FX, obtaining both a Bachelor's and Master's in Chemistry. His passion for helping led him to a volunteer tutoring role with us, and has since helped build a pilot project for youth tutoring. Zack believes education should be not only supported, but encouraged for all.
Board of Directors
Jack Beaton - Board Chair - jackbeaton7@gmail.com
Mary MacLellan - Governance Committee
Louise Lorefice - Fundraising Committee
Holly Bouchie - Fundraising Committee
Barb Moreton - Governance Committee
Nataliia Kosmina - Governance Committee
Sean Cameron - Human Resources Committee
Darien DeWolf - Governance Committee
Community Partners
ACALA is proud to have many partnerships with other organizations and businesses in Antigonish.
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