Joanie Cameron Pritchett

In 1988, Joanie landed a part-time summer job in York’s Registrar’s Office, which eventually led to her more than 25-year-long adventure spent serving the York community as an employee, volunteer and alumna.

Joanie earned her Master’s degree in Alternate Dispute Resolution from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2016. The director of community support and services in the Office of Student Community Relations, she oversees York’s Centre for Sexual Violence Response, Support & Education, providing a critical first point of contact for members of the York community who have experienced sexual violence.

As YUSA’s president, Joanie managed a $3 million budget and negotiated multiple collective agreements on behalf of York’s staff. From 2009 to 2013, she also served as president of the Confederation of Canadian Unions, the largest organization of independent unions in the country.

Among many leadership and community service awards, Joanie was a member of the team that received a York University President’s Staff Recognition Award in 2019.

She was named to the York University Board of Governors effective July 1 2020.