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

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
Andrew Murray - 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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