Honorary Colonel Ann Marie Vaughan

Biography / March 13, 2009

Dr. Ann Marie Vaughan was appointed as the Honorary Colonel of 426 Transport Training Squadron, 8 Wing Trenton, ON in December 2017.

Honorary Colonel Vaughan has 26 years of professional experience in higher education. Currently, she is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Loyalist College, Belleville ON. Previously, Honorary Colonel Vaughan held positons at the College of the North Atlantic, located in Newfoundland and Labrador; the Marine Institute of Memorial University; the National Research Council; the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency; and the Human Resources Development Canada (now Service Canada).

Honorary Colonel Vaughan has been honoured internationally for her contribution to distance education and educational technology and was chosen as a participant in the 2004 Governor General Canadian Leadership Conference. In 2015, she was recognized as a Top 50 CEO in Atlantic Canada.

Honorary Colonel Vaughan holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education from Memorial University; a Master of Arts in Higher Education from the University of British Columbia, and certificates in Public Administration and Business and in Project Management. Continuing on her lifelong learning journey, Honorary Colonel Vaughan received her doctorate in higher education leadership from the University of Calgary in 2015.