Hannah Bell holds an MBA in Innovative Management from UPEI, a diploma in Computer Science, and certificates in Project Management and Climate Leadership. She has held senior positions at Veterans Affairs Canada and Timeless Technologies in Charlottetown, and has been a leader in her community as the Executive Director of the PEI Business Women’s Association, and Community Lead for Startup Canada in PEI.

Hannah serves on a number of Boards including the PEI Coalition for Women in Leadership  and the PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre. She is a member of the Y Service Club of Charlottetown, the Rotary Club of Charlottetown, and is the Chair of the PEI Rotary Literacy Foundation.

Hannah currently works as an independent management consultant providing services to nonprofits, small businesses and educational institutions in PEI. She lives in Parkdale with her daughter Ava Grace, her mother Judith, three dogs and two cats. When she’s not working or volunteering, Hannah can be found in her garden, at the beach, or walking those dogs.

Hannah was elected to the Legislative Assembly of PEI in November 2017 in a thrilling byelection, joining Peter Bevan-Baker as the second Green MLA in PEI and only the sixth Green MLA ever elected in Canada. She was re-elected in 2019 as part of the first-ever Green Opposition caucus, holding a number of key roles including: Opposition House Leader; Critic for Social Development and Housing; Critic for Finance; Critic for Climate Action; Chair of the Public Accounts Committee; and member of the Special Committee on Poverty in PEI (this particularly meaningful committee was established as a direct result of Hannah’s advocacy on poverty and social issues in PEI).

Hannah successfully passed six pieces of legislation during her service as an MLA, more than any other private member in PEI history. The renoviction moratorium had a rapid impact for Islanders, immediately halting over a hundred renovictions in process and protecting tenants from further renovictions for two years. The Poverty Elimination Strategy Act – the only one of its kind in Canada – sets measurable targets for the reduction and elimination of food insecurity and homelessness on PEI. 

Legislation wasn’t the only impactful work Hannah achieved as an elected representative. In 2019, Hannah secured the single biggest investment in social assistance by negotiating directly with Premier King to get $10 million added to the budget for Islanders in need. She also secured funding to create a new financial support program for ostomy supplies, and successfully advocated for the allocation of core operational funding from government for critical social sector non-profit organizations across the province.