Joan Vickers

Joan Vickers serves as the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Change Management at Concordia University since September 2024. With extensive experience at McGill University since 2007, Vickers holds positions as Senior Organization Development Advisor in Human Resources, Work Force Planning Consultant in Organizational Development, and Project Manager. Vickers also contributed as Chair of the Board of Directors (volunteer) for Logifem, a women's shelter, from 2005 to 2017. Earlier career experience includes serving as an Analyst and Director at Concordia University from 1989 to 2007. Vickers' educational qualifications include a Graduate Certificate in Professional and Personal Coach Certification from Concordia University (2021), a M.A. in Organizational Development (Human Systems Intervention) from Concordia University (2012), a BA with Distinction in Human Relations/Organizational Development from Concordia University (2007), and a DEC with Honours in Computerized Financial Management from Vanier College.