A former Burlington MPP has been named vice-president university relations at the University of Waterloo.
Eleanor McMahon, who served as Burlington MPP from 2014-2018. She will begin her term at the university on March 4, 2024.
“I am thrilled to be joining the University of Waterloo, and I look forward to working with an incredible team of talented individuals in support of a highly regarded brand that is recognized globally for its innovative approach to education and research,” McMahon said.
McMahon is chief executive officer of the non-profit organization Trans Canada Trail where she led the development of a new long-term vision, and led the development of Canada’s first national Trails Tourism strategy.
McMahon served as press secretary to the Rt. Honourable Jean Chrétien. She also served as director of public affairs at the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
While MPP, she served in Cabinet as Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, as well as president of the Treasury Board and Minister Responsible for Digital Government.
A passionate advocate for the safety of cyclists, she founded the Share the Road Cycling Coalition in 2007, following the death of her husband, OPP Sergeant Greg Stobbart who was killed while on a training ride on his bicycle in Milton.
As the founder, she pressed the Ontario government to toughen the laws against individuals who drive while suspended. That legislative change, Greg’s Law, passed in 2009.
