New Leadership at

DREW DAVIDSON , VP OF ENROLLMENT, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Wesleyan is proud to welcome Drew Davidson as its new vice president of enrollment, marketing, and communications. Davidson previously served as associate vice president of marketing & communications at Huron University College in London, Ontario. Drew led the development and implementation of Huron’s marketing and communications strategies supporting recruitment, career development, fundraising, and student services.

Before Huron, Drew was the corporate social responsibility – education program lead at IBM. She also spent several years working in the Government of Ontario, advising two premiers and three cabinet ministers on internal and external communications. Within government, she has held senior roles such as chief of staff to the minister of child and youth services, chief of staff to the government house leader, director of communications in the ministry of finance, and issues manager for the Premier of Ontario.

She has led speechwriting and executive communications projects and handled many large-scale multimedia marketing campaigns throughout her career.

SARAH MCCARTHY , INTERIM VP, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

Please join Wesleyan in welcoming Sarah McCarthy as its Interim vice president of institutional advancement. Sarah brings a wealth of experience to the role, having worked in development for over 25 years, including positions at Northeastern University, the State Universities of New York, and Huron University in London, Ontario, where she led alumni relations and fundraising.

Sarah's expertise in prospect research and donor stewardship is unparalleled, and her achievements speak for themselves. She has received several awards, including the APRA Canada Award for Prospect Research and the APRA

International Researcher of the Year Award. Sarah is also a valued member of the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement – Canada and the Association of Professional Fundraisers – London, Ontario & Region.

With a Master of Public Administration degree and a BA in English, Sarah is well-equipped to lead Wesleyan's efforts to advance its mission through philanthropy. We are confident that her leadership, passion, and commitment to excellence will take our institutional advancement efforts to the next level.