The nine Presidents of Polytechnics Canada member institutions constitute the Board of Directors. They are responsible for the governance and direction of the association.

Board of Directors

Chair of the Board

• John Davies, President
  Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

Members of Polytechnics Canada

• Robert Gillett, President
  Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Dr. Don Wright, President
  BCIT
• Dr. John Tibbits, President
  Conestoga Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
  
• Anne Sado, President
  George Brown College
  
• John Davies, President
  Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
• Dr. Tom Thompson
  Olds College
  
• Irene Lewis, President and CEO
  SAIT Polytechnic
  
• David Agnew, President
  Seneca College
  
• Dr. Jeff Zabudsky, President
  Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

 

Chief Executive Officer

Nobina Robinson
nrobinson@polytechnicscanada.ca

Nobina Robinson served Seneca College as Senior Government Relations Advisor from 2005 to 2009.  While at Seneca, she promoted Seneca with the Federal Government and advocated for the College’s inclusion in national discussions relating to postsecondary education and training.

Nobina Robinson brings extensive experience with the Federal Government of Canada, and with the not-for-profit sector in Canada.  Through her work with the Treasury Board Secretariat, and Foreign Affairs Canada, she has a thorough knowledge of the processes and machinery of government, and key public policy priorities.  In addition, Mrs. Robinson commands a vast range of skills in advocacy for public policy issues, public speaking, representation and negotiation -- all of which are key to Polytechnics Canada’s strategic goal of becoming a national leader in post-secondary education in Canada. 

Nobina Robinson started her career in Treasury Board Secretariat, and then joined the Department of External Affairs and International Trade as a Canadian Foreign Service Officer in 1992.  She was a political officer at the Canadian Embassy in Havana, Cuba for three years where she focused especially on areas such as human rights, education and development cooperation, and on promoting Canadian engagement with Cuba.  In 1997, she became responsible for Canada’s dealings with the Organization of American States, a multilateral regional organization of the hemisphere.  As a result of her extensive experience of the Latin American policy issues, in 1999 she was named Executive Director of the Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL), an independent think-tank based in Ottawa. Over the next three years, she helped her institute take advantage of the emerging Canadian interest in the Americas, resulting in new and multi-year funding for the institute from both the federal government as well as private foundations in Canada and the USA.  

Nobina Robinson’s credentials include a BA from Amherst College, Massachusetts, and a BA and MA from Oxford University, and post-graduate study at Yale University.  She was a Commonwealth Scholar from 1985-1988.

 

Director of Policy

Ken Doyle
kdoyle@polytechnicscanada.ca

Originally from New Brunswick, Mr. Doyle holds a Master's of Arts in Public Administration from Carleton University and a Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) in Public Affairs and Policy Management from the Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa. Mr. Doyle joined Polytechnics Canada in October 2005 after holding a variety of positions in the aviation industry.

As Director of Policy, Mr. Doyle is responsible for the association’s strategic communications, provide strategic analysis and support the organization’s government relations initiatives.

Mr. Doyle is based in Polytechnics Canada’s Ottawa office.

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