The 2014 CNA-Q Joint Oversight Board: Troy Mitchell, Dr Mohamed Yousef al-Mulla, Dr Khalid Mohamed al-Horr, HE Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada, Cheryl Stagg, Ann Marie Vaughan, Dr Ken MacLeod, Norris Eaton.
College of the North Atlantic – Qatar (CNA-Q) has bid farewell to five Joint Oversight Board (JOB) and Executive Committee members while welcoming new JOB members at a ceremony.
HE Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, was welcomed as the new chair, replacing HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al-Thani who has served as head of the board since 2010.
During the ceremony, HE Dr al-Sada paid tribute to the work done by outgoing board members, HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al-Thani, Dr Latifa al-Houty, Dr Mohamed Fathy A Saoud, Adel Sherbini, and Ahmed Ali al-Mawlawi.
“The contribution to the college of the outgoing members of the JOB has been admirable. They have helped CNA-Q to fulfil the vision of HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani to establish a world-class college of technology, which could play an important role in transforming Qatar into a modern and educated society,” he recalled.
Both Dr al-Houty and Dr Saoud joined the JOB before the inception of CNA-Q. They were part of a small team hand-picked by HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser to investigate technical education around the world and bring the best to Qatar. Their journey saw the establishment and success of CNA-Q; from welcoming the first students in September 2002 to witnessing the 10th graduation ceremony in June 2014. During their tenure CNA-Q has grown from a new college with eight programmes and 108 students to the State’s leading technical educator with 39 programme areas and more than 2,100 students and 3,700 graduates.
Dr Ken MacLeod, president, CNA-Q, who recognised the work done by the outgoing members in the past 13 years, also welcomed the new board members, along with HE Dr al-Sada.
They are: Dr Mohamed Yousef al-Mulla, vice-chair and CEO of QAPCO; Dr Khalid Mohamed al-Horr, Director Higher Education Institute, Supreme Education Council; and Dr Abdullatif al-Khal, deputy chief of Medical, Academic and Research Affairs – Medical Education at Hamad Medical Corporation.
The JOB is responsible for the decisions affecting the future development and strategic direction of the college. It is comprised of members of Qatar and Canadian business and government organisations. The new Qatar-based members join the four Canadian members: Ann Marie Vaughan, president, CNA; Cheryl Stagg, chair of the CNA Board; and Leona Webb and Troy Mitchell, CNA Board members.
Immediately following the ceremony, the first meeting and orientation of the new board was held and Dr al-Mulla was nominated, and confirmed, as the vice-chair of the board.
The new board will see CNA-Q into its second decade of providing hands-on, experiential learning to thousands of students from the State. HE Dr al-Sada reiterated that the work the board will be doing is vital to the future success of the college, its students and ultimately the State of Qatar.