U SPORTS Nouvelles

Jackie Podger, UPEI Vice-President Administration and Finance, announced in a message to the campus community that, with the completion of a recent search process, Jane Vessey has been appointed the University's new Director of Athletics and Recreation, effective November 23, 2020, for a five-year term.

Prior to returning to Prince Edward Island and joining UPEI, Vessey served in a number of leadership positions across the country in the public and private sectors, managing multi-million-dollar budgets. She was Special Projects Operations Consultant, National Flag Tour for the Invictus Games Toronto 2017. From 2012–2017, she worked in Vancouver for lululemon athletica/ivivva where she was responsible for leading, developing, and implementing ivviva's North American events marketing strategy. She also worked in key roles for the Rick Hansen Foundation for the 25th Anniversary Relay; Vancouver Olympics Organizing Committee for the Olympic Torch Relay; and Vancouver Coastal Health, after spending several years living and working abroad.

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