The Wallace McCain Institute at the University of New Brunswick has named 16 Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs to the ninth cohort of its Entrepreneurial Leaders Program

The institute selected the cohort from among 352 nominations during an intense two-day process, internally called "The Choosing". WMI said the members of the cohort “truly represent the region’s highest-growth potential entrepreneurs in the greater Atlantic area.”

These 16 entrepreneurs will now meet for two days per month over the next year in an elite program with speakers and peer interaction. The alumni from the previous eight years have pledged to continue to meet quarterly for the rest of their lives.

This ninth cohort, which represents all four Atlantic Provinces, has a collective economic footprint of $95,550,000 in revenue and more than 690 employees.

The members of the cohort are:

- Lynn Albert, President, LA Trading, Caraquet, N.B.;
- Richard Boone, President, Professional Carriers Inc., Hartland, N.B.;
- Denis C. Desjardins, President, Desjardins Seed Farms Ltd., Grand Falls, N.B.;
- Stephen Dixon, President/Founder;  Grimross Brewing Corp., Fredericton, N.B.;
- Charles Gervais, President, Co-owner, Missing Link Technologies Ltd., Moncton, N.B.;
- Remi Hebert, President, Pro Construction Inc., Bathurst, N.B.;
- Todd Hiscock, CEO and Founder, Beaufort Solutions Inc., St. John’s, N.L.;
- Doug Jenkins, President, iSpire – Inspired Technologies Inc., ConnexionWorks Inc., Saint John, N.B.;
- Jennifer Krueger, Artist /Owner, Estey Creations, Fredericton, N.B.;
- Guy LeGresley, Dealer-Owner, LeGresley Home Building Centre, Miramichi, N.B.;
- Gordon McArthur, President, Eosense, Dartmouth, N.S.;
- Georgio Paulin, General Manager /Co-Owner, Sounds Fantastic, Moncton, N.B.;
- Derrick Rioux, President, D.R. Autoworks Inc., Drummond, N.B.;
- Jeff Schnurr, Founder, Community Forests International, Community Forests Canada, Jaza Energy Inc., Sackville, N.B.;
- Marc Schurman, President, Schurman Family Farm, Atlantic Grown Organics Corp., Kensington, P.E.I.;
- And Jenelle Sobey, Managing Partner, Norex, Halifax, N.S.