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About the Senior Executive Officer: Brantford Campus
Heidi Northwood
Senior Executive Officer of the Brantford Campus and Senior Executive Officer: Global Strategy
As senior executive officer, Brantford campus, Heidi Northwood represents the office of the university president at the Brantford campus. She works to create opportunities and strategies that advance Laurier’s academic mission, build relationships with campus partners and stakeholders, and support academic and administrative leaders. Northwood is also Senior Executive Officer, Global Strategy, serving as the executive lead and internationalization strategy champion for Laurier. In her role, she is responsible for leading the development of an institutional strategy to guide and support the future of internationalization at the university. Prior to joining Laurier in 2014, Northwood was the director of Integrative Programs and the Core Curriculum at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY and a professor in the philosophy department. In addition to teaching and working in the area of Ancient Greek philosophy and science, she led the development of a new core curriculum, experiential learning opportunities and assessment structures, and twice co-led the College's self-studies and external accreditation. Northwood received her bachelors and masters degrees in philosophy from Western University and her PhD in philosophy from the University of Alberta.