James W. Burns Leadership Institute

Leadership Lunch and Learn Series

Leadership Masterclass Research Series

Leadership for Our Times: The Critical Issues Series

President’s Student Leadership Program

The President's Student Leadership Program is a unique-in-Canada immersive learning opportunity that brings students together from across disciplines, post-secondary institutions, interests, and regions of the province to build their leadership potential.

Suzanne Gagnon

Suzanne Gagnon is the Canada Life Chair in Leadership Education, Associate Professor and Director for the James W. Burns Leadership Institute. In her role, she directs all educational activities of the Institute, and spearheads and designs the programming which the Institute offers, including the flagship President’s Student Leadership Program.

Zhenyu Wu

A new role within the Institute, Dr. Wu will conduct and lead new research that assists in understanding a range of questions on the dynamics of leadership. His expertise is in strategy leadership and entrepreneurship. Dr. Zhenyu Wu was appointed as the Canada research Chair in July 2020.

Melissa Gayle

Melissa Gayle is the Program Coordinator and Assistant to the Director for the James W. Burns Leadership Institute. In her role, she supports all of the work of the Institute as the primary person responsible for coordination of new activities and programming, and in particular the President’s Student Leadership Program (PSLP). Within this role she developed and administers the PSLP Mentoring Program.

Muhammad Wajahat Ali

Wajahat is the Office Assistant for the James W. Burns Leadership institute. In his role, he is working with the Leadership Institute with planning of the program offerings and maintaining and strengthening connections with stakeholders through tracking. His goal is to support in revamping the program offerings for a better reach and impact.