Faculty and Leadership

Dr. Angela Antohi-Kominek is Vice President Academic and Campus Principal at Yorkville University, Ontario campus. In addition to numerous years of academic experience as an educator and administrator, she worked in the private sector for Apotex Inc. and for Wrigley Canada. Dr. Antohi-Kominek holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership with a focus in higher education form Western University. She is an alumna of Yorkville University’s Master of Education program and her first degree is in Toxicology and Human Biology from University of Toronto. Dr. Antohi-Kominek works closely with program leaders and academic staff to ensure student needs are met and are consistent with the university’s mission in meeting students where they are. Her passion includes creating inclusive faculty communities among all faculty groups, on-line and on-campus, as well as immersing faculty who have never taught before into the world of academia. Dr. Antohi-Kominek is a firm advocate for life-long learning, and her areas of scholarly interest include faculty development, academic integrity, workplace stress in the academy, and the future of the academy.

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Born in Regina, Dr. Thomas Chase pursued postsecondary studies in both English language and music. After completing an undergraduate degree with high honours in English, he took up a doctoral fellowship at Glasgow University in Scotland, where he gained his PhD in English language and linguistics in 1984. Concurrently, he studied with George McPhee at Paisley Abbey, and gained the performer’s licentiate diploma in organ from Trinity College. He has performed and lectured widely in Canada and the US, with a particular focus on the life and music of Marcel Dupré, and continues his research on this seminal figure of the French organ school. Dr. Chase’s university teaching and administrative career spanned nearly four decades as Professor, Dean, Vice President, Provost, and Interim President at the University of Regina and Royal Roads University. In 2021 he retired from the University of Regina, and in 2022 became Vice President, Academic and Principal of the BC campus of Yorkville University. He has taught CHERD’s Senior University Administrators’ Course, and currently facilitates onboarding workshops for university Vice Presidents through the Canadian Association of University Business Officers.

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Dr. John Crossley is a political scientist who has held faculty positions at four public Canadian Universities and has taught and written about Canadian and Prince Edward Island politics, public policy, and public administration. His academic leadership experience at public universities includes service at the University of Prince Edward Island as Chair of Political Studies, Director of Canadian Studies, Coordinator of the 1992 Learned Societies Conference, Dean of Arts, Vice President, and Vice President Academic Support. From 2002 to 2008, Dr. Crossley was Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Renison University College. In the private degree-granting sector, John was the founding President and Vice-Chancellor of Meritus University. At Yorkville University, Dr. John Crossley has served as Vice President Academic, Vice President Academic and Principal of the New Brunswick campus, Interim Vice President Academic and Principal of the British Columbia campus, and Vice President Academic Services. Dr. John Crossley was a member of the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission from 1996 to 2002 and Commission Chair 2000-2002.

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In her role as Vice President, Teaching and Learning, Dr. Hannon champions the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and services that support teaching innovation and excellence at Yorkville University. She brings over 15 years of experience in higher education, spanning both the college and university sectors. A physical chemist by training, Dr. Hannon earned her Ph.D. from Western University, and her bachelor’s degree from York University. She has worked in the areas of faculty and curriculum development, graduate student professional development, STEM education, digital learning, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Dr. Hannon is a committed member of the educational development community in Canada. Prior to joining YU, she served as Director, Teaching and Learning Innovation at Niagara College. She has also served as Co-Chair for the Council of Ontario Educational Developers (2016) and Vice-Chair, Awards and Recognition for the Educational Developers Caucus (2017 – 2021). Dr. Hannon has received a number of awards for her work, including most recently a Minister’s Award of Excellence (2023) for her contributions to supporting equality of opportunity through the Accessibility Hub, an open resource that advances accessible teaching, learning, and communication practices.

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