Lieutenant GovernorHOME / GOVERNMENT / LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR / GALLERY / The Honourable Barbara A. Hagerman Lieutenant Governor 2006
Ms. Hagerman was born in Hartland, New Brunswick on February 9, 1943. She received her early education in New Brunswick and graduated from Mount Allison University in 1965, where she specialized in voice and organ. Barbara Hagerman has had a distinguished forty year performance and teaching career which has included teaching in the Island school system, guest performances with the PEI Symphony, adjudicating Music Festivals in the Atlantic provinces, appearing in recitals and on local television. In addition to her music career, Ms. Hagerman has volunteered in many areas of Island life, including the PEI Music Festival Association , figure skating, gymnastics, cubs and church, with a very special interest in helping seniors and children with special needs. Formerly, Ms. Hagerman has served on the National Boards of the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals, the Canada Council, the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors and the Fathers of Confederation Buildings Trust. She is held in high regard by her professional colleagues and makes a positive impression on people she meets from all walks of life across Canada. She was host of a CBC Maritime-Radio School Broadcast, has appeared on Vision-TV with her choir and conducted the Summerside Community Choir at a Canadian Choral Celebration at Carnegie Hall, New York City in 1997. Her life story is included in the book “In Their Own Words” by Holly Higgins Jonas. She and her husband Nelson have two children; a son Kurt lives in the Cayman Islands with his wife Rupal and their two children Kyle and Asha; their daughter Brynne and husband Matthew Trites live in Chilliwack, BC Ms. Hagerman serves as Chancellor to the Order of Prince Edward Island, and was invested as a member of the Order of Prince Edward Island (Insignia of the Order - O.P.E.I.) on July 31, 2006. | |||||||
