Brian Desbiens
Board of Management
management
Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Canada
Biography
Dr. Desbiens began as a member of PRHC’s Board of Directors in 2011. His areas of expertise include administration in postsecondary education, executive searching and coaching, counselling, human relations, teaching/learning, strategic planning, and community development. Dr. Desbiens served as President of Sir Sandford Fleming College for sixteen yearsand has taught at various colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Dr. Desbiens served on several national and provincial organizations. He served nationally on the Prime Minister’s National Advisory Board on Science and Technology and provincially he was a member of the founding Board for the Optical Regional Advanced Network of Ontario (ORANO). Locally, he has served his community by chairing the United Way Campaign. Dr. Desbiens and his wife Ellen reside in Omemee, Ontario, where they enjoy their three children and five grandchildren.
Research Interest
postsecondary education, executive searching and coaching, counselling, human relations, teaching/learning, strategic planning, and community development
