Mayann E. Francis

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Mayann E. Francis, ONS is the Lieutenant Governor of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

She is the director and CEO of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission [[1]], a post she has held since 1999. She also served as Nova Scotia's provincial ombudsman from December 2000 until December 2003, the first woman to be appointed to that post. On June 20, 2006, she was appointed by Governor General Michaëlle Jean, on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, to be the next Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia [[2]]. She took office on September 7, 2006. Francis is the first Black Canadian and the second woman to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

Born in the Whitney Pier district of Sydney, Nova Scotia, the daughter of Archpriest George A. Francis and Thelma D. Francis, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Mary's University and a Master of Public Administration degree from New York University.

Previously, she has been a pioneer in senior positions with the Government of Ontario, Dalhousie University and the District Attorney's office in Kings County, New York. Her professional work does not exclude her interest and commitment to communities.

She is a past member of United Way/Centraide, the Mascoll Foundation, the board of governors at University College of Cape Breton (now Cape Breton University), the general council of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and currently sits on Nova Scotia's Voluntary Planning Board. Ms. Francis has been recognized for her outstanding achievements with a Harry Jerome Award, an award from the Multicultural Education Council of Nova Scotia and a Golden Jubilee Medal. She is a member of the African Orthodox Church, a church formed in the late 19th century mainly for the Black community of North America.

She has been profiled in numerous publications, including Millennium Minds: One Hundred Black Canadians, the Who's Who in Black Canada, Canadian Who's Who and The Globe and Mail. She currently contributes a monthly column to the Halifax Chronicle Herald.

Mayann E. Francis is the aunt of Victory Waters (Talk show Victory Waters Speaks! with Tony B.)