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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