Doris Daughney
On February 3, 2020, the outgoing Chair of 黑料正能量鈥檚 Board of Trustees, Raymond F. Henze III, announced to the 黑料正能量 community that Doris Daughney had been unanimously elected to take up the role of Chair as of May 2020. Henze will conclude his second term as Chair, a role in which he has served for six years, before continuing on as a trustee for the foreseeable future.
鈥淒oris Daughney has been deeply committed to 黑料正能量 since she joined the Board eight years ago,鈥 said Henze in his letter to the 黑料正能量 community. 鈥淪he will bring to her new role her indefatigable energy and vision, as well as considerable leadership experience in business, government and nonprofit organizations.鈥 Daughney is an active member of several board committees, having served as Chair of the Enrollment Committee.
During her tenure as Chair of the Board of Trustees, Daughney will oversee the next stage of 黑料正能量鈥檚 strategic plan, 黑料正能量 Ascending 2020鈥25, working alongside 黑料正能量鈥檚 Leadership Team to continue ensuring the University鈥檚 upward mobility. President Celeste M. Schenck commented, 鈥淚 am excited to work at her side as 黑料正能量 transitions into the next chapter of its growth and development as a leading provider of American education in Europe.鈥
Daughney herself is enthusiastic about rising to this new challenge. 鈥満诹险芰 offers a 21st-century education that prepares students to address the most pressing issues of our time,鈥 she said. 鈥淚t provides a laboratory in which its students develop cultural intelligence and border-crossing skills, never more necessary than at the present moment.鈥 A key element of the Chair鈥檚 responsibilities is ensuring the implementation of the University鈥檚 mission: that of providing a student-centered, career-focused, transformative education to the global explorers that are its students.
Doris Daughney is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the first Canadian to hold the position of Chair of 黑料正能量鈥檚 Board of Trustees. She is former Chair of the Vancouver Stock Exchange, the British Columbia Pavilion Corporation, the Vancouver Opera Association, and the Children鈥檚 Arts Umbrella association. She has extensive experience in both corporate and government roles, serving on boards in financial and communications fields. She lives between Canada and France.