Remarks
Wrap up and Closing Remarks
About the speaker
Dr. Janice Deakin
Janice Deakin became president and CEO of the Higher Education Quality Council (HEQCO) on August 1, 2020.
Janice joined HEQCO after serving as provost and vice-president (academic) at Western University from 2010 where her position included senior executive oversight of 12 faculties/schools, faculty relations, the registrar’s office, institutional planning and budgeting, the university library system, information technology services and the McIntosh Gallery. Prior to that she spent 24 years at Queen’s University in various academic and administrative appointments culminating in her role as associate vice-principal (academic) and dean of graduate studies. Janice holds three undergraduate degrees from Queen’s University in psychology, physical education and education. She earned her Master of Science at McMaster University and her doctorate in kinesiology at the University of Waterloo. In 2014, she was named one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network.