Leadership
Search committee membership announced for Vice-Principal (Finance and Administration)
July 13, 2026
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The search for ³ÉÈË´óƬ's next Vice-Principal (Finance and Administration) has begun with the convening of an advisory selection committee, established and chaired by Principal and Vice-Chancellor Patrick Deane.
Donna Janiec, who joined Queen's in 1994, will continue to serve as Vice-Principal (Finance and Administration) until her successor is appointed. She will then serve as Special Advisor to the Principal for an additional 18 months to provide continuity on several major institutional initiatives.
Principal Deane (Committee Chair) thanks the following individuals for agreeing to serve on the advisory selection committee:
- Marie-Claude Arguin, Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice-Principal (Information Technology Services)
- Alana Butler, Professor, Faculty of Education
- Lisa Butler – Professor, Queen’s Health Sciences
- Kevin Deluzio – Dean, Smith Engineering
- Matthew Evans – Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic)
- Cormac Evans – Executive Director and Finance Officer, Faculty of Arts and Science
- Colleen Flood – Dean, Faculty of Law
- Dreyden George – President, Alma Mater Society; Fourth-year student in Economics and Environmental Studies
- Lisa Maracle – Associate Vice-Principal (Indigenous Initiatives)
- Nick Mosey – Chief of Staff, Office of the Principal and Vice-Chancellor
- Sheila Murray – Trustee, Queen’s Board of Trustees
- Stephanie Simpson – Vice-Principal (Culture, Equity, & Inclusion)
- Toby Thomas – Queen’s University Alumni Association Board of Directors
- Heather Woermke – Associate Vice-Principal (Finance)
Members of the Queen's community are invited to share their perspectives on the current state and future direction of the Finance and Administration portfolio with the committee. Feedback may be submitted at any time to principal@queensu.ca. All submissions will be treated confidentially.
The committee will be supported in their work by Griffith Group, an executive search firm with extensive experience recruiting senior leaders for post-secondary institutions.
The job posting is available on the and Queen’s Careers webpage.