TWU is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Rosemary Flaaten as the Executive Director of the Laurentian Leadership Centre. Dr. Flaaten will be relocating to Ottawa from Arkansas, where she has served as the Executive Director of the Center for Healthy Relationships at John Brown University since 2022.
Prior to her work in the United States, Dr. Flaaten held multiple adjunct professor roles at higher education institutions in Alberta, teaching leadership development, spiritual formation, and sexuality. She also operated a consulting practice offering corporate workshops, personal life coaching, and spiritual direction. In addition, she served in a variety of leadership roles at Centre Street Church in Calgary, including as a member of the preaching team.
Dr. Flaaten brings extensive international teaching experience, having taught in England, Colombia, Haiti, Mali, South Africa, New Zealand, El Salvador, Mexico, and India, as well as throughout Canada and the United States.
Her academic background includes a Doctor of Ministry in Leadership (Denver Seminary, 2025), with research focused on women’s experiences of gender bias in the academy, an MA in Christian Counseling, and a BEd. She is also the author of A Woman and Her Relationships and A Woman and Her Workplace (Beacon Hill Press), the latter also published in Spanish.
Rosemary and her husband, Norlee, are avid outdoor enthusiasts and are delighted to be returning to Canada, where they look forward to hiking, cycling, kayaking, skiing, and snowshoeing. Rosemary also enjoys gardening, reading, cooking, hospitality, and board games. While she admits to being “slightly competitive,” she is most energized by spending time with people, forming new friendships, and journeying alongside others.
About TWU's Laurentian Leadership Centre
The Laurentian Leadership Centre (LLC) is a live-in extension program in the heart of Ottawa. There is no other program in Canada that offers the same access to a variety of elite field placements in Ottawa in a wide range of workplaces, including politics, advocacy organizations, NGOs, media organizations, and private sector firms. Learn more about the Laurentian Leadership Centre.
About Trinity Western University
Founded in 1962, Trinity Western University is a global Christian liberal arts university dedicated to equipping students for life. Uniting faith and reason through Christian teaching and scholarship, TWU is a research institution offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in the humanities and sciences as well as in several professional schools. TWU has its main campus in Langley, B.C. and campus sites in Richmond, B.C. and Ottawa, Ont.
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