Susan Fox (she/her) has worked for over 20 years with various social purpose organizations, foundations, community planning tables and projects at the local and provincial level dedicated to addressing the change needed to shift systems within organizations and in communities. Her particular interest is social change and management in organizations in the context of rural and remote communities. She brings her passion and enthusiasm for engagement, change, and social impact to her work at Royal Roads University.
Experience
Fox has over 20 years of experience in executive social purpose organization leadership, stakeholder engagement, change and project management, and social entrepreneurship. Fox has managed project of various scale and scope from change and social impact to capital infrastructure. Fox has worked as a Community Developer and management consult with organizations such as the Canadian Mental Health Association, Divisions of Family Practice, Doctors of BC, and the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Additionally, Fox has served as a director and advisor to various non profit boards including the Vancouver Foundation where she currently acts as a Systems Change Advisor.
Fox has presented on social impact and has mentored students completing BCom and MBA projects, as well has been fortunate to be a research assistant to Dr. Frances Jorgensen working on projects focused on COVID-19, health care workers, incivility and equity deserving groups. Currently, Fox is an advisor to students working on their MBA major Organizational Management Project, and is an instructor for Change Management at RRU in the MBA program.
Fox is a Hollyhock Social Venture Institute Alumna and Scholarship recipient (2018), and the recipient of the EC Douglass Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies Scholarship (2018) award of $10,000 for which she competed by business pitch in RRU’s intimidating version of Dragon’s Den, with which she subsequently launched a social enterprise designed to empower families with neurodiverse children.
Education
2020
Master of Business Administration in Executive Management (distinction)
Royal Roads University
2020
Change Management Professional
Prosci
2018
Graduate Certificate in Project Management (Honours)
University of British Columbia
2017
Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management
Royal Roads University
Awards
2020
Governor General's Gold Medal (nominee)
Nominated at RRU for her MBA Organizational Management Project "Engaging Business in Social Change".
2019
Charleton L. Smith Foundation Award
Royal Roads University
2017
Founder's Award
Royal Roads University
2017
President's Scholar Award
Royal Roads University
2017
Chancellor's Award
Royal Roads University
Publications
Royal Roads University (2017). Award-winning graduate launches charitable social enterprise. https://www.royalroads.ca/news/award-winning-graduate-launches-charitable-social-enterprise
Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island. (2020). Ask the expert: Improving access to health care for rural and remote Island families with Susan Fox. https://islandkidsfirst.com/ask-the-expert-improving-access-to-health-care-for-rural-and-remote-island-families-with-susan-fox/
Fox, S. (2020). Island Voices: Immigration can cure B.C.’s senior-care crisis. Times Colonist. https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/op-ed/island-voices-immigration-can-cure-b-c-s-senior-care-crisis-1.24066305
Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island. (2021). Bear Essentials, a lifeline for families of children with complex needs with Susan Fox. https://vimeo.com/553394615; https://islandkidsfirst.com/ask-the-expert-how-bear-essentials-is-a-lifeline-for-families-of-children-with-complex-needs/