Marie Chapman

Marie Chapman is CEO of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, located at the National Historic Site in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The museum is Canada’s sixth national museum, the second to be established outside the National Capital Region and the only one in Atlantic Canada. Chapman has played a central role in the establishment of the museum and was appointed by the federal government in 2011 to be its first CEO, with reappointments in 2016 and 2021. She was the museum’s director of marketing, sales and development from 2003-2011 and has been its chief operating officer since 2008. Prior to that, she worked in development, marketing and fundraising for Mount Allison University, Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre Foundation, among other organizations. Under her leadership, Pier 21 has evolved into a national museum with the facilities, technology and team to share the diverse history of the Canadian immigration experience with visitors from across Canada and around the world.