Wendy Duncan received both her Bachelor of Science in pharmacy and PhD in pharmaceutics from the University of Toronto. Prior to her final appointment as Vice President and Chief of Staff at Champlain College, she served as a faculty member at the University of Toronto, as associate dean for education and director of the Office of Teaching, Learning and Assessment at Auburn University’s Harrison School of Pharmacy, dean and vice president for academic affairs at St. Louis College of Pharmacy, dean at Drake University and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at California Health Sciences University. Duncan’s areas of expertise include organizational culture and leadership, cognitive and moral development, teaching and learning, curriculum development, assessment, and student professionalism. She is a passionate advocate of collaborative, adaptive leadership. Situations that require significant organizational change are her specialty.
At St. Louis College of Pharmacy, she facilitated an academic strategic planning and implementation process that resulted in curricular transformation, including interdisciplinary integration, and the development of student abilities in communication, critical thinking, and lifelong learning. The College, under her guidance and facilitation, implemented a comprehensive, criterion-based program assessment plan.
She was responsible for assembling the Missouri Pharmacy Coalition, a consortium of colleges, state pharmacy organizations and board members to form a policy- and legislation-focused alliance. She was instrumental in developing inter-professional alliances with Saint Louis University, Washington University School of Medicine, and Goldfarb School of Nursing that provided new educational, practice, and research opportunities for students and faculty.