Meet the Director: Alonzo Wright, KC

 

Mr. Wright is a graduate of Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law and has been a member of the Nova Scotia Barristers Society since 1995, serving on numerous committees. He has practised criminal law, serving as a prosecutor across the province. He has also worked for the federal Department of Justice and was a municipal Crown attorney with the Halifax Regional Municipality.

Mr. Wright has extensive experience as a community leader and volunteer, notably as a basketball coach with the Gottingen Street Community Y in Halifax for more than 20 years, and as a referee, including at this year’s Canada Summer Games in Ontario
He has received a number of awards for his volunteerism, including the A. Gordon Archibald Award, which recognizes alumni for outstanding volunteer contributions to Dalhousie