NorQuest College is proud to welcome Bailey Sousa as its inaugural Associate Vice President, Research & Development. This new AVP role will provide strategic leadership to NorQuest's Research and Academic Innovation division, increase and diversify revenue in applied research, and undertake leadership and coordination of portfolio business activities.
Bailey brings more than 20 years of experience and expertise to the Academic Portfolio. With a Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration and Leadership from Royal Roads University, a Project Management Professional Certificate, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Acadia University, Bailey has demonstrated exceptional leadership and administrative skills in post-secondary education.
In her most recent role as Deputy Provost at Athabasca University, Bailey played a central role in facilitating an integrated and strategic approach to academic operations and performance measurement across the university's academic units. She oversaw a large portfolio, focusing on excellence and continuous improvement.
In her prior role as Athabasca University's Associate Vice President, Quality, Planning & Assessment, Bailey provided vision, leadership, and oversight to integrated planning and institutional effectiveness, including leading academic quality assurance, institutional and learning assessment, program development, and academic resource planning.
Outside of her regular work, Bailey has been recognized as one of Avenue Magazine's Edmonton Top 40 Under 40 (2015) and won the University of Alberta's Excellence in Leadership Award (2021). She is the co-author of the internationally acclaimed book on research, teaching, career, and workplace success, "How to be a Happy Academic."
