Donna Ellis is the Associate Director of the Teaching Resources Office at the University of Waterloo (UW). She works with faculty members and graduate students to both support and challenge them in developing and reflecting on their teaching practices, goals, and beliefs. She provides individual consultations, classroom observations, course evaluation analyses, and hands-on workshops, and oversees UW’s Certificate in University Teaching program for graduate students. Donna is a member of POD’s Core Committee (2005-2008), serving as Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee and sitting on the Executive Committee. She also co-chaired the 2004 POD annual conference held in Montréal, Québec.

Donna completed her B.A. and M.A. at UW in Rhetoric and Professional Writing, then completed a Certificate in Adult & Continuing Education from the University of Manitoba. She is currently pursuing part-time graduate studies in Management Sciences at UW. Her current research interests include reflective teaching, transformative learning, and culture change within higher education. She was a co-investigator on a 4-year SSHRC grant entitled, Identifying Success Indicators for the Future Professoriate: An Assessment of Canadian Certification in University Teaching Program Outcomes.

When not at work or school, Donna spends time with her husband, their three young sons, and their yellow lab puppy.