KRISTIN SAMANTHA WILLIAMS

Non-profit leader, advocate, researcher and volunteer

Kristin Williams has served in critical senior management and

executive roles in corporate, entertainment, tourism and

non-profit environments. She has a proven track record for

increasing market share, enhancing and reshaping

performance, generating revenue through socially innovative

programs, and elevating brand and profile.

As the President & CEO of Junior Achievement Nova Scotia,

Kristin provides strategic and operational leadership to

support Junior Achievement’s mission of promoting financial

literacy, entrepreneurship and workforce readiness in youth.

JA has a strategic imperative to build a strong economic

future for Nova Scotia by inspiring youth to express their

innovative spirit and realize their true potential. Kristin

joined JA from the Nova Scotia SPCA, where under her

management as Executive Director, the Society earned

international recognition with 8 industry awards for ground-

breaking programs. Kristin also made possible for the Society

to launch its first social enterprise and open Atlantic

Canada’s first low-cost, high-volume spay neuter clinic.

Kristin’s education includes an Honours Bachelor of Arts from York University in Critical, Cultural and

Historical Studies and continued studies at Guelph University (sciences) and Dalhousie University (non-

profit leadership). She earned a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from Royals Roads University,

where her academic research explored non-profit financial sustainability and how to better protect the

missions and mandates of the organizations that serve as our vital social safety net. Kristin continues to

be an active researcher within the sector, exploring issues and challenges with a view to strengthening

and enabling the work of the non-profit and voluntary sector. Kristin is engaged in doctoral studies at

Saint Mary’s University in their esteemed PhD program in Business Administration (Management).

Kristin has served on several volunteer boards in Ontario and Nova Scotia, including: the York Region

Children’s Aid Society, the Sickle Cell Association of Ontario, the Toronto and Central Ontario Regional

Hemophilia Society and the executive committees of Nova Scotia’s Federation of Community

Organizations (FOCO) and Habitat for Humanity Nova Scotia. Kristin was also been a mentor for Fusion

Halifax’s Mentorship Program. Kristin has participated in many committees and working groups,

advancing industry research, national standards and advocacy initiatives. Kristin presently serves as Vice

Chair with the Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia.