Dr. Melanie Humphreys Announced as Keynote Speaker for 2019 Conference
Dr. Melanie Humphreys
President – The King’s University – Edmonton
Dr. Melanie Humphreys Bio
Dr. Melanie Humphreys is in her sixth year as President and CEO of The King’s University. Dr. Humphreys has been a catalyst for change. Under her leadership, the University has achieved the founding of the Leder School of Business, an institutional name change, and the creation of Shared Vision 2020, a strategic plan with the vision of becoming widely known as a Christian university serving to build a more humane, just, and sustainable world.
A Canadian, Dr. Humphreys spent much of her professional career prior to her current role outside of Canada. Dr. Humphreys began her career in higher education as a Residence Director at Trinity Western University. She served ten years as Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students at LCC International University, a liberal arts university in Lithuania, Eastern Europe. She served four years as Dean of Student Care & Services and adjunct faculty member at Wheaton College in Illinois.
Dr. Humphreys holds a PhD in higher education from Azusa Pacific University in California and her undergraduate and master’s degrees from Trinity Western University in British Columbia. While completing her doctorate, she taught in Azusa Pacific’s Masters of Global Leadership program teaching in Brazil, Chile, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Mexico, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Dr. Humphreys is a member of the Council of Post-Secondary Presidents of Alberta, serves on the Education Committee and Women’s Leadership Advisory Committee to Universities Canada, and is a Trustee for Los Angeles Pacific University.
The King’s University is a Christian liberal arts and sciences university providing top-quality learning experiences for students. King’s receives top rankings and national recognition for student-faculty engagement, our supportive campus, and the quality of teaching. Excellence in teaching and research are core to who King’s is as an institution. All programs are fully accredited by the government of Alberta.