SHSH Director of Advancement Named

Dear Sacred Heart Community, I have some fantastic news .... Sacred Heart School of  Halifax has been engaged in a search process for a  Director of Advancement. The School has needed  this position for some time to strengthen and  coordinate our fundraising initiatives and community  outreach. It is a priority of the School's Strategic Plan  and we are fortunate to be able to create the office  at this time. Grateful and thrilled, our search brought us home to  Miriam Regan-MacNeil, a graduate of Sacred Heart  School (1980), a current parent (Tallulah, Grade 4), a  member of the Advancement Committee of the Board  of Governors (since 2011), and Co-Chair of the 2014  Bursary Dinner.  In fact, her husband is also an alum  of Sacred Heart; the RSCJ led Ian through his Primary year! Miriam will officially begin her new position on March 19.  The Advancement Office will be located at the top of the main  staircase of the original 1850 section of the building. Other  Sacred Heart schools in the Network have similar positions,  as do most accredited independent schools in Canada (we are a  member of CAIS). Establishing this senior position at our School  will help us to coordinate communications, public relations,  fundraising, and recruitment efforts.  Miriam will work directly with  me, Patricia Nichols, Sheryl Penny, Robyn Erickson, Barbara Martell,  Brian Lumsden, our Principals, faculty and staff, parents, PR and  Advancement Board committees, and with the Alumnae/i Executive  and Parents' Guild. She will continue as co-chair of the Bursary Dinner  to be held April 26, 2014.  (In fact, Miriam was the emcee of our  record-setting 2013 Bursary Dinner!) Please join me in sharing the good news of this appointment. We are further  advancing our educational mission with a person who has lived the Sacred  Heart philosophy for many years. She brings creativity, energy, tremendous  knowledge of our community, and years of professional experience,  leadership, and human resource expertise - most recently she was a member  of the corporate executive team of Centennial Hotels Limited. It is a distinct privilege to welcome Miriam Regan-MacNeil home to the Heart  where she already belongs! Thank you for joining me in giving her a warm  reception, and for spreading this terrific news with friends and family! With Gratitude, Anne Wachter, RSCJ