Anne Pappas, Founding Assistant Dean

B.A. (Windsor), B.Ed (Windsor) and J.D. (Windsor)

Anne was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She moved to Windsor, Ontario in the 1980’s and earned both her teaching and law degrees from the University of Windsor. She is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

After receiving her Law degree she gave up teaching and entered the exciting world of University Administration. She started out as the Career Development and Alumni Relations Officer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor. This role brought together her teaching and legal skills as she counseled and assisted students in their search for articling positions. With the rapid expansion of the Alumni relations portfolio, Anne shifted her attention to directing the fundraising, communications and marketing efforts of the Faculty of Law. In addition, she persuaded the Law Society of Upper Canada to create a satellite campus in Windsor for the 3 month long Bar Admissions Course. Anne was responsible for the Bar Admissions Course, including soliciting legal practitioners to instruct, teaching and managing exams, and performing all duties of an Assistant Site-Registrar.

Anne left Ontario in 2003 to join Dean Andrew Petter at the University of Victoria’s Faculty of Law, where she was responsible for directing the fundraising and external relations portfolios. In addition to raising over $18 million dollars, her passion for government relations and program development saw the successful launch of many initiatives, including a new Graduate Program in Law, securing stable operating funding for various experiential learning programs including the Law Centre and the Environmental Law Clinic, a $4 million dollar re-purposing of the Law Library, and the creation of Canada’s first National Aboriginal Economic Development Chair.

The opportunity to be part of the founding team in establishing Canada’s first new law faculty in 33 years was not to be missed. Anne moved to Kamloops in August 2010, joining Founding Dean Chris Axworthy, Q.C. at Thompson Rivers University. Anne is currently the Founding Assistant Dean for the Faculty of Law and looks forward to being joined by colleagues, friends, legal scholars, practitioners, members of the Bench, members of the Bar, and students when the new Law Faculty opens its doors on Tuesday, September 6, 2011.

Office: HL252
Email: apappas@tru.ca
Tel: 250.852.7268