DAVID ACKER ELECTED AS THE 64TH PRESIDENT OF THE
NOVA SCOTIA GOLF ASSOCIATION
David Acker was elected as the President of the Nova Scotia Golf Association at the 2018 NSGA Annual General Meeting held at Glen Arbour Golf Club on Saturday, October 20. Mr. Acker will serve as President for the remainder of the 2018 and 2019.
Acker will be the 5th President from the Ken-Wo Golf Club. He joined the NSGA Board in 2013 and served as Director of Handicapping. He was appointed to the Executive of the NSGA in 2016 where he served as first and second vice president before being elected as president.
David graduated from Acadia in 1983 with a Bachelor of Business Administration and is the First Vice President of CIBC Woody Gundy. He has served as the Past Finance Chair and President of the Kentville Development Corporation. He was also the Finance Chair and a Board Member for the Valley Regional Hospital Foundation, Landmark East School, Alpine Ski Nova Scotia and the Atlantic Investment Dealer Association (now the IIROC). Nationally he has served on the Advisory Boards for two Canadian Investment Firms.
Born in Halifax, Acker now lives in Kentville with his wife Nancy and has two children, David who lives in Melbourne, Australia and Lauren who lives in Kelowna, BC.
The following new board members where also elected during the Annual General Meeting.
David Bolton – 2nd Vice President
Karen Gardiner – Director at Large
Kody Blois – Director at Large
Cathy Beaton – Director at Large
Bruce Smith – Director at Large
Geoff Baker – Director at Large
The 2018-2019 NSGA Board of Directors:
President – David Acker, Ken Wo
Vice President – Wendy Sentner, Public Player
2nd Vice President – David Bolton, Ken-Wo
Past President – Garry Beattie, Ashburn
Secretary/Treasurer – Matt Golding, Ashburn
Director – Jim Ogilvie, Brightwood
Director – Bill MacMillan, Hartlen Point
Director – Rob Collins, Clare
Director – Ernie Muise, Clare
Director – Karen Gardiner
Director – Kody Blois
Director – Cathy Beaton
Director – Bruce Smith
Director – Geoff Baker
Director – Bruce Smith
Director – Geoff Baker
To view the 2018 NSGA Annual Report please CLICK HERE