Support / en Executive director, personal safety, high risk and sexual violence prevention and support: Terry McQuaid /news/executive-director-personal-safety <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Executive director, personal safety, high risk and sexual violence prevention and support: Terry McQuaid</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-09-27-Terry-McQuaid-%286%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=BD9bYW8w 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2016-09-27-Terry-McQuaid-%286%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=T3BDFhWG 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2016-09-27-Terry-McQuaid-%286%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=p4aFykKx 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-09-27-Terry-McQuaid-%286%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=BD9bYW8w" alt="photo of Terry McQuaid"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-09-28T13:04:19-04:00" title="Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 13:04" class="datetime">Wed, 09/28/2016 - 13:04</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Terry McQuaid joins the university on October 11 (photo by Johnny Guatto)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/provost" hreflang="en">Provost</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/hr-and-equity" hreflang="en">HR and Equity</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/safety" hreflang="en">safety</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/sexual-violence-prevention" hreflang="en">Sexual Violence Prevention</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/support" hreflang="en">Support</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>It’s the latest step in the University of Toronto’s efforts to improve and integrate support for those affected by sexual violence: filling a key new post to lead the initiative on all three campuses.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Terry McQuaid</strong> is joining οin the newly created role of executive director, personal safety, high risk and sexual violence prevention and support.</p> <p>“The University of Toronto is taking a leadership role in looking at safety more broadly – considering threats, safe spaces and addressing issues of sexual violence,” Provost <strong>Cheryl Regehr</strong> said. “We are excited to welcome Terry. Her varied background and her skills make her ideal for this role.”</p> <p>McQuaid comes from Seneca College, where she was the director of counselling and accessibility services for the past four years. She begins her new job Oct. 11.</p> <p>The new role, created earlier this year in response to <a href="/news/sexual-violence-will-not-be-tolerated-our-campuses">advice from an expert committee</a>, is the latest in a series of actions taken by the university to address sexual violence. It comes as the university considers a new draft policy on sexual violence that includes a centralized system to access support and for reporting and investigating all complaints.&nbsp;</p> <p>The new executive director post is central to those changes, Regehr said, along with <a href="/news/u-t-announces-centre-sexual-violence-support-and-education">plans for a new Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Centre</a>, which will have a presence on all three campuses by January.</p> <p>Halifax-born McQuaid, who has a doctorate in clinical psychology, has worked as a counsellor, psychotherapist, and clinical psychologist. She takes her new job at a time when sexual violence on campuses across North America is gaining increasing attention.&nbsp;</p> <p>Here in Ontario, new legislation requires that all post-secondary campuses have a sexual violence policy in place by January of 2017.</p> <p>“This is a pivotal time” McQuaid said, noting that the changes at οare a result of more than two years of work and consultations.&nbsp;</p> <p>“That speaks volumes to the commitment of the university,” McQuaid said. “It is top of mind for the leadership. I think that is amazing.”</p> <p>McQuaid said she has much to learn from οstaff and plans to build on and enhance existing services.</p> <p>“We need to provide support to a very diverse group of vulnerable people and help them navigate systems to get the support and services they need,” she said.&nbsp;</p> <p>οalso has named<strong> Laura Bradbury</strong> as the new director of the Office of Safety &amp; High Risk under a one-year secondment. Bradbury has been the manager of the Community Safety Office at the university since 2008. In her new role she will report to the new executive director and work closely with the vice-president of&nbsp;Human Resources &amp; Equity, the vice- provost of&nbsp;Students, and the vice-provost of&nbsp;Faculty &amp; Academic Life.</p> <p>The university is also recruiting a director for the new Sexual Violence Prevention &amp; Support Centre.</p> <h3><a href="http://www.hrandequity.utoronto.ca/news/staffing-announcement-personal-safety-high-risk-sexual-violence-prevention-support/">Read more&nbsp;at Human Resources &amp; Equity</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:04:19 +0000 lanthierj 101221 at