Mary Preece

Mary Preece is a Canadian academic administrator who served as president and vice chancellor of Sheridan College from 2016 to 2018. Prior to this role, she held positions as provost and vice president academic at both Sheridan College and the Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences.

Career Preece began her career in academia as an educator at Centennial College, where she taught in the School of Business for 15 years. She later took on leadership roles, advancing to chair, director, and eventually dean of academic studies. During her presidency, Preece maintained Sheridan's direction toward becoming a polytechnic institution and supported efforts for the college to be recognized as a university by Universities Canada.