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Our executive search consultants have helped to
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Janet Wright
BA, Trent University (1970)
MA, Carleton University (1971)
PhD, University of Toronto (1977)
Honorary LLD, University of Waterloo
(1999)
For more than twenty years, Janet Wright
has built her reputation in the profession
of executive search. Her early career
included university-level teaching in
Canada and in France, and a management
role in a public-sector research group.
She then spent fourteen years in executive
search with other firms, before founding
her own firm, Janet Wright & Associates
Inc., in 1995. She serves on the Investment
Operations Committee of Alberta Revenue,
Government of Alberta. In a voluntary
capacity, Janet is Chair of the Board
of The Writers’ Trust of Canada.
Some of Janet’s recently completed
searches include: Provost and Vice-President, Academic, Trent University; Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations), McGill University; and Executive Director and CEO,
Institute for Canadian Citizenship.
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Jack Dimond
BA, Boston College (1964)
MA, University of Toronto (1966)
PhD, University of Toronto (1975)
Honorary LLD, University of Toronto
(2001)
Prior to joining JWA,
Jack enjoyed a distinguished thirty-year
career with the University of Toronto.
After serving as Assistant to the Principal
of Innis College and director of its
first student residence, he was executive
assistant to several vice-presidents.
In 1981, Jack became Secretary of the
University’s Governing Council.
By the time of his early retirement
in 1999, he had achieved a reputation
as one of Canada’s most thoughtful
and skilled governance practitioners.
During his time as Secretary, Jack provided
the senior staff support for four presidential
and eight vice-presidential searches
at the University of Toronto.
Some of Jack’s recently completed
searches include: Dean, Faculty of Education and Dean, Faculty of Nursing,
University of Calgary; Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences,
University of Ontario Institute of Technology;
Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies,
York University; and Dean, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto.
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Jim Lundy
BA, Wilfrid Laurier University (1970)
Jim brings 25 years of executive search
experience to JWA. He was previously
president and co-founder of a national
search firm that focused primarily on
senior-level search in the public and
not-for-profit sector. Prior to that,
he was a consultant with two other executive
search firms whose clients included
both private and public-sector organizations.
Before entering the search profession,
Jim enjoyed a career in the corporate
sector.
Jim has successfully completed assignments
on behalf of universities, community
colleges, health care organizations,
school boards, municipal governments,
and independent schools. Some of Jim's recently completed searches include: Chief Financial Officer, Toronto International Film Festival; Vice-President (Research),
University of Saskatchewan; Vice-President Academic and Provost,
York University; and University Librarian, The University of British Columbia.
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Sam Scully
BA, The University of Bristol (1964)
MLitt, The University of Bristol (1967)
PhD, University of Toronto (1973)
Sam Scully is not new to recruitment and executive search.
He brings twenty-five years of senior academic leadership
experience. He was Dean of Humanities (1981-87) and then
Vice-President Academic and Provost at the University of
Victoria (1988-1996), and Vice-President Academic and
Provost at Dalhousie University (1998-2006). This
senior-level service on both coasts and in very different
institutions has given him a deep knowledge of
Canada’s post-secondary institutions and their
continuing evolution.
In addition, he brings substantial engagement at the local,
regional and national levels in various bodies.
Sam was the Chair of the Board of Directors
of the Prior Learning Assessment Centre in Halifax; a
member of the Maritime Provinces Higher Education
Commission, where he continues to serve as the Chair of
the Quality Assurance Monitoring Committee; and a member
of the Advisory Board to the Meteorological Services of
Canada and of the University Advisory Group to Industry Canada. In 2010, Sam was named Chair of The Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance.
Some of Sam’s recently completed searches include:
Head, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Saskatchewan;
Director, Centre for Health Promotion Studies (CHPS), University of Alberta; Trenholme Director of Libraries, McGill University;
and Director of the Office of Human Rights, Equity, and Accessibility, University of Windsor.
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