Museum Staff

Museum Staff

General Contacts

General Information & Gift Shop Requests highlandvillage@novascotia.ca

Roots Cape Breton Genealogy Service rootscapebreton@novascotia.ca

Administration

Rodney Chaisson, Executive Director rodney.chaisson@novascotia.ca

Janet MacNeil, Administrative Assistant janet.macneil@novascotia.ca 

Visitor Experience

Hannah Krebs, Manager of Visitor Experience Hannah.krebs@novascotia.ca

Emily Clegg, Coordinator of Agricultural Renewal and Costumes

Colleen Beaton, Animator

Pauline Campbell, Animator

Marie Chehy, Animator

Brenda Dunphy, Animator

Catherine Gillis, Animator

Cecilia Laing, Animator

Ian MacCalder, Animator

Hoss MacKenzie, Animator/Blacksmith

Aileen MacLean, Animator

John MacLean, Animator

Logan MacLellan, Animator

Beth MacNeil, Animator

Kaye Anne MacNeil, Animator

Sandy MacNeil, Animator

Victoria Quimby, Animator/Textile Coordinator

Phyllis Williams, Animator

Zoie Chaisson, Student Animator

Rhylyn MacInnis, Student Animator

Jessica MacLean, Student Animator

Hannah MacNeil, Student Animator

Zoya Pino, Interpretive Content Creator (Student)

Sarah Redden, Student Animator

Carlotta Riedl, Student Animator

Phyllis Whyte, Student Animator

Gaelic Language and Culture

Shamus Y. MacDonald, Phd., Stiùiriche nan Gàidhlig (Manager)  shamus.macdonald@novascotia.ca

Shannon MacMullin, Coordinator of Cultural Experiences shay.macmullin@novascotia.ca 

Emily MacDonald, Na Cleasaichean

Emily (MacKinnon) MacDonald, Na Cleasaichean

Stacey MacLean, Na Cleasaichean

Rob Pringle, Na Cleasaichean

Colin Watson, Na Cleasaichean

Collections Management - Artifacts/Archives/Genealogy

Pauline MacLean, Collections/Genealogy Mgr. pauline.maclean@novascotia.ca

Alyssa MacNeil, Archival Assistant

Building & Site Maintenance

Tim MacNeil, Operations Manager tim.macneil@novascotia.ca 

vacant, Carpenter

David MacKenzie, Groundskeeper

Patricia Gaudley, Custodian

Brendan Higgins, Labourer

Gift Shop

Anne MacNeil, Animator/Visitor Centre Clerk & Gift Shop Purchasing Anne.MacNeil@novascotia.ca

Anne Gillis, Animator/Visitor Centre Clerk

Laura MacNeil, Animator/Visitor Centre Clerk