Saint Mary’s University has appointed Ayo Makanjuola as its new vice-president, finance and administration, effective Sept. 1. Prior to joining Saint Mary’s, Mr. Makanjuola served as the chief financial officer for the Millbrook First Nation and as CFO of the Black Business Initiative of Nova Scotia. A board member at the YMCA and the NSCC Foundation, he is also currently serving as chair of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Nova Scotia.
Capilano University has appointed Tracy Penny Light as interim vice-president, academic and provost, effective Aug. 5. She first came to CapU in February 2023 as dean of the faculty of arts and sciences. Before arriving at CapU, Dr. Penny Light worked at St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies, where she served as both a professor and director of the leadership and excellence in academic development division in the department of educational services. Prior to that role, she served as a professor of history and the executive director of the centre for student engagement and learning innovation at Thompson Rivers University, and associate professor at the University of Waterloo where she taught in both the sexuality, marriage and family studies and history departments and served as the director of women’s studies.
Carleen Thomas has been reappointed as chancellor of Emily Carr University of Art + Design. She began her appointment on Aug. 1. Ms. Thomas is currently the acting principal at the Tsleil-Waututh Nation siʔáḿθət School and was previously the special projects manager in the treaty, lands, and resources department. Prior to her position at the siʔáḿθət School, she served eight two-year terms as an elected council member for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, where she held the community development portfolio covering health and education.
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