Jennifer Watts

Background

About Jennifer Watts

Jennifer Watts is the CEO of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS), the largest immigrant-serving settlement agency in Atlantic Canada. As CEO, she oversees the administration, programs and strategic plan of the organization. As Vice-President of the Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (ARAISA), a member of the National Settlement Council, and a Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance (CISSA-ACSEI) board member, among others, Jennifer contributes to national and regional policy discussions and engages with elected officials on immigration issues. Trained as an Urban and Rural Planner, she has a background in community development, urban and rural planning and municipal issues. Jennifer served as a councillor on Halifax Regional Council for eight years before joining ISANS as the Director of Settlement and Integration, a role she held for two years before becoming ISANS CEO. Jennifer has lived overseas in Central America and the Middle East and her family has been involved in supporting refugees through private sponsorships and university refugee programs.