Katie Houghton
Director of Marketing and Business Affairs
Katie has fifteen years’ experience in marketing and business roles across a range of industries, from marketing agencies, to not for profit, to Fortune 500 companies. Her greatest professional achievement was facilitating the marketing for Alzheimer’s Society and UK grocery store, TESCO. This partnership shone a much needed spotlight on dementia and won the 2012 UK Business Charity Award.
Katie is passionate about the role history and the arts play in shaping our future and applied this curiosity to her undergraduate degree at Royal Holloway University of London, where she graduated with a BA in Ancient History. Katie is personally committed to cultural heritage, sustainability and design and is applying these values as she restores one of the oldest brick homes in Ontario.
Contact
905 - 262 - 1239 ext. 200
Dr. Faisal Arain
President
Dr. Arain is an experienced academic leader with an earned Ph.D. in construction project management from National University of Singapore and a postgraduate certificate in Leadership Development from Harvard University. He has extensive experience in management and leadership in both construction and academia in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Canada.
Dr. Arain brings an excellent blend of senior management experiences in both Public Post Secondary Institutions and Career Colleges, along with his professional expertise in the domain of Architecture and Construction Project Management. Dr. Arain led the development of Canada’s first Bachelor of Science in Construction Project Management at SAIT, Calgary. He was appointed by the Saskatchewan Higher Education Quality Assurance Board as the chair of the quality review panel for new academic program evaluations. Dr. Arain has served as Academic Chair at SAIT, Calgary and as Associate Dean of the School of Sustainable Building and Environmental Management at NAIT, Edmonton and as Senior Dean of Niagara College’s KSA campuses. Dr. Arain recently served as Vice President, Academic at the Northern Lakes College, Alberta, and KLC College, Ontario.
Dr. Arain has also worked on numerous architectural heritage conservation projects in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. He has consulted, researched, and published widely with over 120 research publications and 12 books to his credit. He also serves on editorial boards of several international research journals, is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Construction Project Management, and is also an expert member of the World Association for Sustainable Development, UK.
Dr. Arain will lead and contribute to Willowbank’s growth and student success with his unique combination of relevant professional and educational expertise.
Contact details for Dr. Arain:
905 262 1239 X 205