Mustard Seed CEO Pat Nixon is stepping down

By News Staff

Posted Dec 29, 2010 3:42 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

It’s the end of an era at the Mustard Seed.

Fred Weiss with the board of directors tells 660News, CEO Pat Nixon will be leaving after 26 years with the organization.

Nixon has received an Award of Excellence from the Alberta government and back in 2005, he received the country’s highest honour, the Order of Canada.

While the Mustard Seed searches for a new leader Aart Schuurman Hess will be acting as the interim CEO

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