Sonia Beattie

Sonia Beattie currently serves as the Assistant Vice President of Planning & Institutional Effectiveness and Chief Data Analytics Officer at Dalhousie University since June 2022. Prior to this role, Sonia held various positions at Nova Scotia Community College, including Director of Academic Operations and Planning, Academic Chair for both the School of Access and School of Business, Manager of Institutional Research, and Institutional Research Coordinator from September 2009 to June 2022. Sonia contributed to the Canadian Institutional Research and Planning Association as a Board of Directors member from December 2012 to April 2017 and co-chaired the annual CIRPA conference in 2013. Previous experience includes roles at Annapolis Valley Health as an Organizational Development Consultant and Executive Assistant, as well as working in Student Services at Acadia University. Sonia holds a Master of Education in Post-Secondary Studies from Memorial University, a Diploma in Microcomputer Business Applications from CompuCollege, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Dalhousie University.