Ms Anne-Marie Fannon

Ms Anne-Marie Fannon 
Director of the Work-Learn Institute at the University of Waterloo

Ms Anne-Marie Fannon , a passionate advocate for work-integrated learning (WIL), is the Director of the Work-Learn Institute at the University of Waterloo. With over 20 years of experience in higher education, she has led WIL development and enhancement locally, nationally and internationally.

Her focus is on building scalable and sustainable WIL ecosystems that benefit partners, students, and higher education institutions. Fannon’s commitment to WIL extends beyond academia. She is a member of the executive council of the World Association for Cooperative Education and Work-Integrated Education.

She actively engages with Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning (CEWIL) Canada, serving on CEWIL’s Government and External Relations Committee. In 2016/2017, as CEWIL’s president, she led the expansion of CEWIL’s mandate from co-op to work-integrated learning.