{"id":109013,"date":"2026-04-13T15:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=109013"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:29:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:29:43","slug":"brock-names-new-vice-president-external","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2026\/04\/brock-names-new-vice-president-external\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock names new Vice-President, External"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brock University has appointed Alexandra Lawson as its next Vice-President, External, bringing an experienced and highly regarded external relations leader to the University\u2019s senior leadership team.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lawson joins Brock from McMaster University, where she most recently served as Special Advisor to the President, supporting institution-wide priorities and complex initiatives. She previously led the University\u2019s public affairs portfolio, overseeing government relations and external engagement.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With nearly 15 years of experience in the post-secondary sector, complemented by more than a decade in public affairs consulting, Lawson brings a deep understanding of how integrated external relations strategies can advance institutional priorities.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Throughout her career, she has built strong relationships across municipal,\u00a0provincial\u00a0and federal governments and has led advocacy efforts resulting in significant funding and policy outcomes. Her work has contributed to more than $700 million in investments and financial gains in support of institutional priorities.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAlexandra brings the experience and strategic perspective to help advance Brock\u2019s work as a university deeply connected to its region,\u201d says\u00a0Brock President and Vice-Chancellor Lesley Rigg. \u201cOur strength is rooted not only in academic excellence, but also in the relationships and partnerships that extend our impact beyond campus.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At Brock, Lawson will oversee government relations, advancement, alumni engagement, and marketing and communications, supporting a co-ordinated approach to the external portfolio. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;Brock University is a special place with a strong commitment to its students, its community and the future of Niagara and beyond. I\u2019m honoured to be joining the University at such an exciting time in its evolution,\u201d says Lawson. \u201cI&#8217;m looking forward to working with the External Relations team and with faculty and staff across campus, to deepen relationships with alumni, donors, partners, governments and the broader community to help advance Brock\u2019s priorities and impact.&#8221; <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lawson joins Brock on May 25.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brock University has appointed Alexandra Lawson as its next Vice-President, External, bringing an experienced and highly regarded external relations leader to the University\u2019s senior leadership team.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109012,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7484,7,3319,1],"tags":[12970],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109013"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109013"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109015,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109013\/revisions\/109015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}