Colin O’Brien is a Business Development Officer with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). Originally from Labrador, Colin was raised in L’Anse Au Loup; his career brought him to central Labrador in 2002. He attended Memorial University and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. His volunteer activities include being a past member of the Labrador North Chamber of Commerce board of directors, the Goose Bay Airport Corporation and presently the Early Childhood Development Association as well as the Grenfell Foundation’s Labrador East Chapter. 

Colin and his wife Julia, along with their two daughters, currently live in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.