Tamara Leary Appointed Acting Director of Student Services
UPEI has appointed Tamara Leary as Acting Director of Student Services. She replaces Bob Gibson who retired recently after heading the department for eight years.
“We are delighted to welcome Tamara Leary as Acting Director,” says Vianne Timmons, Vice-President of Academic Development. “Her experience in several key Student Services positions will be invaluable in this role, especially at a time when we are strengthening outreach programs to our students. UPEI is very grateful to outgoing Director Bob Gibson for his significant contributions over the last eight years and we wish him well in his retirement.”
Tamara Leary joined UPEI in 1999 as Program Co-ordinator for Adult Connections in Education. She has held various positions within Student Services related to student support and program development. Most recently, she headed the Student Success program. This week she returns to PEI from Egypt where she assisted in the development of a similar program at Misr International University in Cairo.
A graduate of UPEI (BA’90), she is now in her second year of Doctoral studies at University of Calgary. She is Executive Secretary for the Student Affairs Services Association with the Canadian Association of Colleges and University Student Services and an active member of the Atlantic Association of College and University Students.
