Jeff Zabudsky named president of BCIT, school announces City

JessBalzer

jfedigan@burnabynow com

The British Columbia Institute ofTechnology (BCIT) has chosen its new president.

The post-secondary institution has announced Jeff Zabudsky will assume the position beginning on July 10, with Paul McCullough remaining interim president until Zabudsky takes over.

McCullough was named interim president following former president Kathy Kinloch’s retirement this past July

“With over 30 years of experience within post-secondary and polytechnic leadership roles, Dr. Zabudsky brings an exceptional skillset that will advance BCIT’s impact to our learners and the province of British Columbia,” BCIT board of governors chair Dan Reader said in a news release

Zabudsky was most recently Provost for the American University of Bahrain in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

He has also served as the CEO of Bahrain Poly- technic, president and vice-chancellor for Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Oakville, Ontario and president and CEO of Red River College Polytechnic inWinnipeg, Manitoba

His educational back- ground includes a PhD in educational policy studies from the University of Alberta, a master’s degree in distance education from Athabasca University and a bachelor of applied arts degree in broadcast journalism fromToronto Metropolitan University