Resignation - Crinean stepping down as boss of NovaKnowledge
The Chronicle Herald - October 15, 2005
By JUDY MYRDEN Business Reporter

The executive director of NovaKnowledge is stepping down after 12 years as the head of the non-profit organization.

Kay Crinean announced Friday she will resign from her position at the end of March and said she has been contemplating the change for some time.

“The development of our new business strategy creates an opportune time for me to leave,” Ms. Crinean said in an interview. “NovaKnowledge is shifting gears and moving to a new level. I believe a fresh approach and different skills will be of benefit to NovaKnowledge at this point.”

The NovaKnowledge board has set up a transition and recruitment committee chaired by Doug Logan to find a replacement for Ms. Crinean, who has been with the organization since it opened its doors.

NovaKnowledge promotes information technology around the province. Much of the agency’s work involves facilitating and networking with government, education and business through conferences and workshops.

“It’s been very encouraging, what we have accomplished since it began,” she said. “When we started we were asking businesses, ‘Have you heard of the Internet?’ ”

Ms. Crinean is providing a long period of notice to give the organization time to complete the planning phase of the new business strategy, create a job description that will reflect the future job and recruit the new person.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at NovaKnowledge and am very excited about the new direction evolving for the organization,” she said in a news release.

“My wish is to hand over to my successor a vibrant and successful organization that is ready to begin implementing the new strategy. I am also looking forward to exploring new opportunities and tackling fresh challenges in my own career.”

Founded in 1993, NovaKnowledge publishes the Nova Scotia Knowledge Economy Report Card, an annual publication that defines and monitors the progress of Nova Scotia’s knowledge economy. It is perhaps better known for the computer recycling program it started four years ago. More than 3,300 computers have been recycled since the effort started.

The organization raises funds through membership fees from companies, workshops and some consulting work.

jmyrden@herald.ca
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