Belleville, Ontario, November 10, 2016 – At the November 10 meeting of the Loyalist College Board of Governors, Chair June Hagerman welcomed new Loyalist College President & CEO Ann Marie Vaughan. She also introduced new Governor Cindy Brandt who will serve as a member of the Finance, Corporate Services and Governance Committee.
Cindy Brandt is Chief Executive Officer of the Caressant Care Retirement and Nursing Home in Marmora, a position that she has held for the past five years. Throughout her extensive 28-year career in health care, Ms. Brandt has worked in various management roles and led clinical education, including the Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario (RPPEO). She graduated from Loyalist College’s Nursing program and St. Lawrence College’s Occupational Health Nurse program. Ms. Brandt is an active volunteer on the Health Team Committee Advisory Boards for Madoc, Marmora and Stirling-Rawdon, and a representative on the Palliative Care Steering Committee for the South East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN).
In 2012, Ms. Brandt chaired the Stirling-Rawdon Hockeyville Committee, overseeing the community’s successful submission to the Kraft Hockeyville program, which secured $100,000 in upgrades to the Stirling Arena and the privilege of hosting an NHL exhibition game. Through her leadership, as well as the hard work of community members, the town of Stirling-Rawdon won the competition against 300 communities. In 2012, Ms. Brandt received the Loyalist College Hugh P. O’Neil Outstanding Alumni Award, which recognizes a graduate who has made an exceptional contribution to his or her community through professional, community leadership or volunteer service. That year, she also received the Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Award for recognition of outstanding achievement in Canada.
About Loyalist College
We put you to work™. When it comes to grads getting jobs, 87.4 percent of the College’s most recent graduates found employment within six months of graduation compared to the provincial average of 83.6 percent, according to Provincial Key Performance Indicator (KPI) results released in April 2016. Located on more than 200 acres in the beautiful Bay of Quinte region, Loyalist College is a close-knit community where students and their success come first. Loyalist provides personalized attention in small classes, rewarding field placements and superior student services. To prepare students for in-demand careers, Loyalist offers more than 60 full-time programs; apprenticeships; and hundreds of online, distance and in-class courses, as well as opportunities for continuing education through more than 70 university transfer agreements. The College’s wide selection of advanced diplomas, diplomas and certificates aligns with market-driven disciplines including applied sciences, biosciences, building sciences, business and management studies, health sciences, human studies, justice studies, media, arts and design, and skills and technology. In Ontario, the College’s new Digital Media Centre and the LEED® Silver certified The Bay of Quinte Skills Centre are training centres of choice for students, as well as College business and industry partners. The College is a key driver of the social and economic health and prosperity of the area and contributes 5.4 percent to the Gross Regional Product. This represents an overall effect on the regional economy of $530 million – based on a 2014 Report by Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI). For more information on the College’s Belleville and Bancroft campuses, visit loyalistcollege.com.
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