Vanessa Williamson

Vanessa Williamson has been appointed dean of applied research and innovation at Seneca College, Toronto. Prior to joining the college, Williamson was regional director (central Ontario) of business development and commercialization at the Ontario Centres of Excellence. She joined the OCE when it merged with the Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation (CONII) where she was executive director (R$, February 5/13). While at OCE and CONII, Williamson developed extensive expertise in applied research, cross-sector partnerships and re