Neil Fassina

Neil Fassina is the current President of Okanagan College since 2021, having previously been President of Athabasca University. Previously he was Provost and Vice-President Academic at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. Fassina holds a PhD from the University of Toronto in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. He is also President of the Board of the International [Council for Open and Distance Education] since 2020.
He is also known for his attempts at anti-union actions at public institutions such as Athabasca University and at Okanagan College, and for taking substantial pay raises while laying off dozens of employees.