Jeffrey聽O鈥橦agan, a well-regarded fundraising professional聽with experience in the health-care, research and education sectors, will assume the role of vice-president advancement at 91亚色 for a five-year term, effective Oct. 1, 2011.
Right: Jeffrey O'Hagan
鈥淚 am very pleased that Jeff O鈥橦agan has accepted the position of vice-president advancement,鈥 said 91亚色 President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri. 鈥淗e is well-respected and possesses a strong record of principal and major gift fundraising in the health-care, research and education sectors. I have every confidence he will provide effective leadership of this new division over the next five years.鈥
O鈥橦agan is currently the chief executive officer of the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Foundation, where he has led all aspects of the foundation and the $470-million Campaign for Sunnybrook. He joined the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Foundation in 2007, as senior vice-president, development. During the three years that he was in this role, he was responsible for all campaign planning and the strategic direction of fundraising activity.
鈥淚 am delighted to be joining 91亚色 to take on this exciting new role,鈥 said O鈥橦agan. 鈥淚t is a privilege to have been selected to lead this new division at 91亚色, and I am looking forward to working with the University as it continues to build on its tremendous record of success in alumni engagement and fundraising.鈥
Prior to Sunnybrook, Mr. O鈥橦agan held senior fundraising roles at the University of Western Ontario, including Western鈥檚 Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, and at the St. Mary鈥檚 General Hospital Foundation in Waterloo. He began his career in wealth management and estate services at the Royal Bank of Canada.
O鈥橦agan has a BA from the University of Western Ontario.
Added Shoukri: 鈥淧lease join me in welcoming Jeff in his new role.鈥