J. Michael Murphy
Commercial Account Manager
BMO Bank of Montreal

J.M. (Mike) Murphy was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, later residing and working across Atlantic Canada.  He is an active member of Greater Saint John's business community. His involvement in many community activities, coupled with a background in banking are assets for the board.

Mike chaired the Building Committee for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Rothesay.  Is a board member of the New Brunswick Chamber of Commerce, Greater Saint John Community foundation and Rocmaura Nursing Home.  He is also a member of the Vibrant Communities group.  In addition to these responsibilities Mike has coached sports at the minor and high school levels.

Mike and his wife Jill reside in the Kennebecasis Valley and have three children.

John Warrington, CMA

Chief Financial OfficerLMC/Qualmec  (Lorneville Mechanical Contractors)

John is the Chief Financial Officer for LMC/Qualmec which is a rapidly growing mechanical contracting and fabrication firm operating primarily in the energy sector.  John received a diploma in Business Technology from the New Brunswick Community College in Saint John and furthered his education in finance and accounting through the University of New Brunswick and the Society of Management Accountants.  John received his Certified Management Accountant Designation in 2004.

John has had a successful career working in senior financial and management roles for a number of organizations in Saint John including Barry Spalding as Managing Director, Harbour Station as Director of Finance and Assistant General Manager and Dobson Chrysler Dodge Jeep as Controller.

John is a member of the Society of Management Accountants of New Brunswick and past member of the Saint John Rotary Club where he chaired the annual Black Tie Dinner and sat on the construction committee for the Saint John Teen Resource Centre. 

John has been involved with the Saint John Board of Trade for a number of years initially sitting on the Membership Activities Committee then moving to the Board of Directors and Executive Committee and most recently acting as Treasurer.Born in Saint John,

John is a life long resident of the area and currently lives in Rothesay with his wife Kathleen and their two children.

Patrick SohyPresidentAvant-Garde Construction and Management Inc. Patrick Sohy was born in Montreal, Quebec, studied at the Polytechnique of the Universite de Montreal in Civil Engineering. 

Patrick moved to Saint John in 2002 and joined the team of Global Design as the lead project manager. In 2004 after entering a business partnership, he founded Avant-Garde. 

Patrick is a member of Uptown Saint John Urban Design Committee and the Heritage Gala Awards.  Patrick has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Saint John Board of Trade since 2006. Patrick is married to Hilary Brock and they have four children.  Patrick and his family reside in Rothesay, New Brunswick.

Marilyn Orr

Senior Executive Coach

Vision Coaching

Deanna Graves is a Senior Cost Accountant with Moosehead Breweries Ltd. and Treasurer for the Saint John Board of Trade. Deanna completed her Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) in 1999 and was designated as a Certified General Accountant in 2007. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Business Administration on a part-time basis through Laurentian University.

Originally from Springhill, Nova Scotia, Deanna moved to the port city in 2003 for a job. She stayed because of the friendly people, amazing quality of life, and ample opportunities. Deanna first became involved with the Board of Trade through her association with Fusion Saint John Inc., a networking organization that strives to make Saint John an even better place to live, work, and play. She has served on Fusion’s Board of Directors since 2006 and helps welcome newcomers to the city as part of the organization’s Ambassadors Committee.

Larry Hachey was born in Saint John and primarily grew up in the North End of the city with his six other brothers and sisters. Larry attended St.Malachy’s High school and graduated from both NBCC (Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 1980) and UNB Saint John (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1987).
 
In 1988, Larry joined Bruncor Leasing and began a lifelong passion with the financial services industry, selling equipment finance contracts. Larry became Sales Manager of Bruncor in 1990 and the company became a dominate player within the Atlantic Market. In 1994, Bruncor was sold and Larry started a division of AT&T Capital Canada within the Atlantic Region. Within 3 years, AT&T Capital grew from a start up to well over $20 million in annual sales. After AT&T Capital was in turn sold in 1998, Larry started his own company servicing the equipment finance (leasing) industry in Atlantic Canada under the name of National Leasing. Larry was honored in 2002 to be named a finalist as Ernst & Young Atlantic Canadian Entrepreneur of The Year and in 2003 to have won the Saint John Board of Trade Entrepreneurial Achievement Award. In 2005 Larry and his partners decided to sell their interests in National Leasing and Larry left the firm in 2008. Larry is currently President of Hachey4Capital Inc, a consulting firm specializing in sales and business development.

Today, Larry and his wife Donna (Ingersoll) and family reside in Quispamsis with their two children, who are both proud UNB students. Larry enjoys participating on several community boards; President of the UNB Associated Alumni Association, President of the Teen Resource Centre, member of the UNB Senate, Past Chairman Credit Counseling Services of Atlantic Canada, and a Director of the Saint John Board of Trade since 2005.

Andy W. Lodge

Associate Practice Areas: Litigation, Personal Injury, Construction Law, Labour Law and Employment LawLaw School: University of New Brunswick

E-Mail: awl@barryspalding.com
Phone: (506) 633-4288Assistant: Kimberly Hughes (506) 633-4228 kmh@barryspalding.com  

Practice Areas  Andy practices in most areas of litigation, with special interests in personal injury litigation, construction law, labour law and employment law.

Professional Experience  Andy has appeared at all levels of court in the Province including Provincial Courts, Tribunals, the Court of Queen's Bench as well as the Court of Appeal.Andy has been the co-author of published material in the Solicitor's Journal.

Professional Affiliations  After graduating from the University of New Brunswick with his LL.B. in 2002, Andy immediately joined the team here at Barry Spalding as an Articling Clerk until he was called to the New Brunswick Bar in June 2003 and remained onboard as an associate. Andy is a member of the Saint John Law Society, New Brunswick Law Society, and the Canadian Bar Association.

Outside the Office  Moving into the Town of Hampton, Andy and his wife Pamela have quickly felt at home as though they were still in their home province of Newfoundland. Andy has become involved in the community largely through his two children, Matthew and Emily. Keeping him busy during most of his leisure time, Andy has been a volunteer soccer and basketball coach and has followed this supportive lead during the winter months by being a devoted hockey dad.

Andy is currently heavily involved with the Saint John Board of Trade as the Chair of the Government Affairs Committee, he currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Dr. V.A. Snow Centre Nursing Home is Hampton and is the former Chair of the Cherry Brook Zoo Board of Directors. 

Chris MacDonaldDirector, Government RelationsJ.D. Irving, Limited  Chris MacDonald was born in Chatham, New Brunswick.  In 1986 Chris graduated from St. Thomas University with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A. Hons. Dist.).  In 1989 he graduated from University of Ottawa where he completed a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B.). 

Chris joined Saint John Shipbuilding Limited (“SJSL”) as in-house legal counsel in 1991.  In 1995 Chris was transferred to SJSL’s parent company, J.D. Irving, Limited.  In January, 2004 Chris took on the additional role of Director, Government Relations for the J.D. Irving group of companies.  As Director of Government Relations, Chris is involved in municipal, provincial, and federal government issues on behalf of the organization. Chris is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and Law Society of New Brunswick. 

Chris has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Saint John Board of Trade since 2005. 

Chris is married to Jane Grannan and they have three children.  Chris and his family reside in Rothesay, New Brunswick.

Eric Poirier is Regional Manager for Bell Aliant in Southwestern NB.  A registered professional engineer (P.Eng) with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick, Eric leads several teams of technicians responsible for the provisioning of Aliant services as well as maintenance and upgrades to Aliant’s infrastructure.   

In addition to his current responsibilities with Bell Aliant, Eric is a very active member of his community. He is a past board member of the Saint John Rotary Club and the Kennebecasis Valley Chamber of Commerce. He is also part of the rapidly growing Francophone community in Saint John, and was recently appointed Vice President of l'Association Régional Communautaire Francophone de Saint Jean.  

Eric graduated with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering at the Université de Moncton for which he was awarded the Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal for achieving the highest academic standing at the graduate level.  He was also recently recognized as the Université de Moncton’s Engineering Faculty Alumni of the year in 2009. 

Eric is very active with local charitable organizations such as the Aliant Pioneer Volunteers and in his spare time, enjoys playing music. He resides in Quispamsis with his wife and two young children.  

Claire Ryan is an account coordinator at MT&L Public Relations Ltd.  An active member of the community, Claire has lent her communications skills to a variety of organizations, including the Harvesting the Arts Festival, Bosom Buddies and Marathon by the Sea.  She is the communications chair of FUSION Saint John, and in that capacity writes InFusion, a column that appears weekly in the Telegraph-Journal.  She is also sits on the StFX Alumni Board of Directors. 

A Saint John native, Claire received her Advanced Diploma in Public Relations from the Nova Scotia Community College.  She is also a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University, where she studied political science