Durham College welcomes new associate dean for School of Business, IT & Management

Durham College (DC) is pleased to welcome Debbie Johnston as the new associate dean, School of Business, IT & Management (BITM), effective Thursday, June 23.

Debbie brings 23 years of business management and post-secondary experience to DC. This includes seven years at Humber College (Humber) where she was director of Professional and Continuing Education at Humber’s Business School. In that role she was responsible for a team of approximately 75 part-time faculty delivering diploma and certificate courses and was a member of the administrative leadership team that spearheaded the creation and revitalization of programs and courses in order to meet emerging industry needs.

During her time at Humber, Debbie was also a full-time professor and program co-ordinator for the Business Administration and Business Management diploma programs.

Prior to her work in post-secondary education, Debbie held a number of progressively senior roles during more than 15 years at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), including vice-president, Workforce Excellence and Employee Investment. In this role, she developed and implemented a blended-learning strategy, and created an external communications strategy that contributed to the success of a new, self-directed approach to learning. During her time at CIBC she received four learning industry best-practice awards.

Debbie holds a master of Business Administration from Liverpool University and is a graduate of the Teaching Excellence Program at Humber. In addition, she is a member of the Human Resources Professionals Association and the Institute for Performance and Learning.

Debbie’s vast experience in business management and education, in conjunction with her strong commitment to student success, makes her a valuable addition to Durham College and we are delighted that she has decided to join the DC family.