Deanna has served as the Executive Director since 2014 and oversees the financial administration and human resource operations for the Office of Advancement. She also helps develop, support, and communicate the Advancement Leadership Team’s strategic plans and initiatives.

She has a strong financial background and earned an MBA from Laurentian University. She has worked as a director of finance for several organizations (including the Campbellford Memorial Hospital) and served as a senior accountant for Maple Leafs Sport & Entertainment. 
 

Karen, Artsci'94, began her term as Vice-Principal (Advancement) in 2018, but she got her first taste of working in fundraising as a student caller in the Queen’s call centre. 

After graduation, she began an 11-year career at the Heart and Stroke Foundation in Guelph. She then joined the University of Guelph in 2006 where she worked her way up to become Associate Vice-President, Major Gift Advancement.

She now leads the Office of Advancement which is focused on building relationships with volunteers and donors that benefit the university, Canada, and the world.