TORONTO – Television industry luminary Trina McQueen has been appointed to TVO’s Board of Directors as the new vice-chair for a three year-term through May 2019.
McQueen (pictured) began her career as an on-air journalist before going on to become head of CBC News, founding president of Discovery Channel, and president and COO of CTV Inc. She has served on numerous industry boards including CBC, Telefilm, National Film Board of Canada advisory council, Canadian Journalism Foundation, and the Canadian Television Fund.
In keeping with her major interest in education, McQueen has been a Governor of University of Waterloo, board member at CIFAR, and on advisory boards at Ryerson University, Carleton University, Queen's University, and the University of British Columbia. She is currently adjunct professor in the Arts and Media department of Schulich School of Business at York University.
Members of the TVO Board of Directors are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
"Trina brings a wealth of experience to the Board of Directors," said TVO board chair Peter O'Brian, in the announcement. "Her long career in journalism and media is an immeasurable asset to TVO, as we move forward with our strategy to be Ontario's partner for digital education and to provide the digital public space for Ontario-perspective in-depth current affairs."
