Dr. Alexander (Sandy) MacDonald

Dr. Alexander (Sandy) MacDonald became the President and Chief Executive Officer of Holland College in January 2019. Before 2019, Dr. MacDonald served in the roles of Vice President of Academic and Applied Research at Holland College from 2015 to 2018, Deputy Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development from 2010 to 2015, and Deputy Minister of Workforce and Advanced Learning in 2015. He has contributed to the development of innovative educational policy and administrative excellence provincially, nationally, and internationally.

Dr. MacDonald holds a Ph.D. in Educational and Counseling Psychology from McGill University, a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Alberta, a Bachelor's degree in Special Education from Memorial University, and a Bachelor degrees in Secondary Education and Arts from the University of Prince Edward Island.
Dr. MacDonald was an original member of the Future Skills Council and is a member of the Magnet Advisory Board, a not-for-profit social innovation and technology platform co-founded at Toronto Metropolitan University. He is also active in numerous organizations including the Holland College Board of Governors, Atlantic Colleges Atlantique, PEI BioAlliance, University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) Board of Governors, and Innovation PEI.