Queen's UniversityCorinna Fitzgerald
Acting Vice-Provost & Dean of Student Affairs
Corinna is Associate Vice-Provost, Student Affairs, and has worked in Student Affairs at post-secondary institutions in Canada for more than 25 years. She came to Queen’s in 2016 after serving as Director, Student Life Programs at Humber College, and Director, Student Life at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.
Over her time at Queen’s to date, Corinna has helped established the Yellow House Student Centre for Equity and Inclusion; she created and leads the Equity, Inclusion and Belonging portfolio in Student Affairs; she coordinated a comprehensive the review of the university’s Sexual Violence Policy; she co-led the implementation of a Student Campus Climate Survey that evolved into The Shift Project, and she chaired the Provost’s Food Insecurity Working Group (2019) that wrote a report with recommendations, resulting in the ongoing Food Insecurity Advisory Committee that guides ongoing work to support an increasing number of food insecure students at Queen’s.
Originally from Newfoundland, Corinna began her career at Memorial University, and moved to Ontario to work at McMaster University, starting in Residence Life, and then establishing the Judicial Affairs Office (one of the first in Canada) responsible for all student conduct and community standards. She has extensive experience supervising a broad range of services and implementing many programs and supports to benefit students. Her significant work as a practitioner is grounded in a theoretical background in student development. She has a Master of Education in Post-Secondary Studies from Memorial and a Master of Arts degree in Labour Studies from McMaster. Corinna has been active in regional, provincial and national PSE Student Services organizations, and was a part of a team that developed the first competency framework for Student Affairs Professionals for the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS).
Email Corinna: vpdean.sa@queensu.ca
Ann Tierney
Ann graduated from Queen’s Law in 1989. After practising in Toronto and Kingston, she worked at the Faculty of Law from 1997 to 2003 and completed a Masters of Public Administration. She has held positions as Dean of Students and Associate Vice-President, Student and Academic Support Services at Carleton University and as Vice Provost (Students) at the University of Calgary before returning to Queen’s to lead Student Affairs in 2011.
Ann has been involved in a number of Queen’s programs and initiatives to promote student engagement, wellness, and success. She is currently Co-Chair of the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Task Force and the Advisory Committee on Academic Accommodations.
In addition to many student service initiatives and spaces that Ann and her team (PDF, 196 KB) have established and continue to expand, she has championed pathways, admission awards, and transition supports for incoming students that emphasize Queen’s Commitments to Indigenization, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism, and Accessibility. Most recently, Ann led the development and implementation of the Access Awards program to enable students with the highest financial need to accept their offer of admission, the Commitment Scholars Award that celebrates and recognizes equity leadership, and the Promise Scholars Program, designed to reduce financial barriers and increase access to Queen's for local, first-generation students.