Cheryl M.G. Robertson B.A., B.T., M.Ed.

Cheryl Robertson is a distinguished New Brunswick educator with degrees earned at the University of New Brunswick and the University of Maine (Orono). Prior to retiring in 2001 as Principal of the New Brunswick Community College Saint John, Ms. Robertson served in public schools as a teacher, guidance counsellor and vice-principal.

Ms. Robertson has always been actively involved with community, charitable, and business organizations, including serving on the Boards of: The Canadian Cancer Society (national and division levels; past pres. of the CCS, N.B. Division); founding chair of the Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative; the Saint John Board of Trade; the Port City Rainbow Pride's Interim Board; the Human Development Council; the Association of Canadian Community Colleges; the New Brunswick Teachers' Association and Federation as well as with committees of : the United Way, the Salvation Army's Red Shield Appeal, the Business Community's Anti-Poverty Initiative (Saint John), and the YM/YWCA Entreprise Centre.
 
Ms. Robertson's long -service volunteer work with the Canadian Cancer Society was recognized in 2001 with a Certificate of Merit, in 2002 with the award of the Commemorative Medal for the Queen's Golden Jubilee and an Honorary Life Membership in the CCS in 2003. The YM-YWCA of Saint John recognized Cheryl's life long and meritorius community service with their Red Triangle Award in 2008.

Currently, in addition to serving nationally a second term as a ''public representative ''with both the Canadian Institute's of Health Research's (CIHR) Stem Cell Oversight Committee and the CIHR's Advisory Board of the Institute of Cancer Research, closer to home she serves on the Opera New Brunswick Board, the Imperial Theatre Board, the Y's Council of Advisors, the Saint John Presbytery of the United Church of Canada and a member and student of the Taoist Tai Chi Society (Atlantic). Cheryl serves as Chair of the Greater Saint John Community Foundation Board and lives in Rothesay, N.B.