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Who We Are

Destination Southwest Nova Association (DSWNA) is a tourism management organization encompassing the Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley, Yarmouth & Acadian Shores, and South Shore tourism regions.

DSWNA is an independent, not-for-profit tourism, culture, heritage, and trade association, administered by a general manager and governed by an industry-elected, volunteer Board of Directors.

As a voice of tourism in Southwest Nova Scotia, DSWNA focusses on the following integrated activites to increase visitation, industry participation, product development, season extension, and revenue growth:

  • Destination Marketing & Promotion
  • Product Development
  • Visitor Services
  • Membership & Communication

DSWNA Staff

2008 DSWNA Committees

 

DSWNA Staff

General Manager

Madonna Spinazola
Phone: (902) 678-5331
Cell: (902) 679-8571
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Marketing Director

Please contact Jeanette Joudrey
Phone: (902) 634-8844
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Membership Director

Betty d’Eon
Cell: (902) 740-6347
Phone: (902) 762-2910
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Executive Assistant

Jeanette Joudrey
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2008 DSWNA Committees  

Finance Committee

Judy Saunders, Treasurer & Chair (Old Orchard Inn)
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Tom Fredericks (Wandlyn Inn, Kentville)
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Rick Welsford (Artificial Reef Society of NS)
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Diane Tanner (Municipality of the District of Lunenburg)
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Madonna Spinazola, General Manager (DSWNA)
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Communications Committee

Diane Smith (Barrington VIC)
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Donna Hatt (White Point Beach Resort)
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Hal Theriault (Digby Area Tourism Association)
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Lisa Wolfe (Ross Farm Museum)
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Marianne Gates (Kings CED)
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Mary Schofield (By the Tide Tours)
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Sadie Anne Thomas-Frye (Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage)
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Product Development Committee

Jill Cruikshank (Region of Queens Municipality)
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Julie Grandy (South West Shore Development Authority)
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Lynne Perry 
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Marianne Gates (Kings CED)
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Tina Connors (Lunenburg Queens Regional Development Agency)
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Content Committee

Allan Nelson (Water Street Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast)
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Beth Halliday (The Cove Oceanfront Campground)
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Jill Cruikshank (Region of Queens Municipality)
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Larry Peach (Yarmouth & Acadian Shores)
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Linda Bartie (Old Orchard Inn)
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Sadie Anne Thomas-Frye (Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage)
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Trudi Curley (Bluenose Coast)
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VanEssa Roberts (Town of Windsor)
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Marketing Committee

Alan Lawley (Super 8 - Windsor)
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Bob Benson (Churchill Mansion Inn)
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Dan Myers (Oak Island Resort)
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Julie Grandy (South West Shore Development Authority)
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Ray Tudor (Brier Island Lodge)
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Rene LeBlanc (Digby Pines Golf Resort & Spa)
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Tanya Tayor-White (Parks Canada)
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Trudi Curley (Bluenose Coast)
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Membership Committee

Christine Pothier (Ste. Ann de Ruisseau Church)
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Claire Turple (Chronicle Herald)
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Ivan Fraser (Peggy of the Cove)
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Joy O'Neill (Annapolis Digby Economic Development Agency)
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Pat Nickerson (DSWNA Board)
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