Niagara College

Appointed Niagara College’s sixth President in January 2020, Sean has been a member of the College’s senior leadership team since 2006, when he joined NC as Vice President of Student and External Relations, and CEO of the Niagara College Foundation. He completed an interim assignment as Vice President, Academic with responsibility for all academic operations of the College, including programs, pathways and educational development, research and innovation, and the College’s learning enterprises. Before being appointed President, Sean served as Senior Vice President, International, leading the College’s global engagement and international activities, including international partnerships and student mobility, student recruitment and services, English Language programs, and overseas projects, campuses and training.

Prior to joining Niagara College, Sean was Dean of Students, and then Associate Vice President, Student Services and International Education at Red Deer College in Alberta. After serving as a student leader with the Students’ Union, Sean held various roles at the University of Alberta from 1990 to 2000, including Director of the Student Ombudservice and Director, Undergraduate Student Services in the Faculty of Education.

Recognized as a leader in international education and student services in Canada, Sean serves as Chair of the board of directors of the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE), as Chair of the Ontario College Athletic Association board of directors, and previously chaired the Colleges Ontario Student Access and Success Coordinating Committee, and co-moderated the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities Summit on Mental Health and Addictions.

Active in the community, Sean has served on the boards of the Business Education Council of Niagara, Niagara Sport Commission, Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce, St. Catharines-Thorold Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Niagara, and the Canada Summer Games 2022.

Sean holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta and a Master of Public Administration from Queen’s University and is currently completing his Doctoral studies at the University of Toronto.