Professor Warren Weir

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  • Professor Warren Weir
    • Title: Dean of Academic Programs
    • Organization: Nicola Valley institute of Technology

  Warren Weir specializes in Aboriginal organization and management, First Nation education, strategic management, and Indigenous community economic development. He has worked for various colleges and universities including Cape Breton University, University of Lethbridge, and Royal Roads University. He was the Department Head of the Administrative Studies programs at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (1990-1997), then Assistant Professor and Director of the Indigenous Management Specialization, MBA Program, Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan (1999-2009). In 2010, Warren served as the Acting Director of the Northern Ontario Research, Development, Ideas, and Knowledge Institute, Algoma University. Warren is a member of the International Centre for Northern Governance and Development (ICNGD). He is a proud member of Cando, sits on its Education Committee (1992 to present), and edits Cando’s Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development (JAED). He is a past Director of the Canadian Council of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. He has his BA and MPA from the University of Victoria, a post-graduate diploma from the Institute of International Relations (University of the West Indies, Trinidad), and a professional Cando PAED designation.