Colonel Wendy Swan- Executive Director

Colonel Wendy Swan is Canadian by birth and global citizen by choice.  Wendy's 29 years of international leadership appointments in the Americas, South Pacific and East Asia and Africa zones of The Salvation Army along with teaching opportunities in Europe and South America position her well to teach and facilitate conversations in moral and social issues with people and organizations that desire global impact.  She has also developed and chaired territorial moral and social issues councils in both Hong Kong (China) and Zambia (central Africa).

Prior to joining the Ethics Centre, she spent four years at the United Nations within the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) working with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in discussing international economic and social issues and formulating policies that support sustainable practices for the world's most vulnerable populations.

Dr Swan holds a PhD in systematic theology (King's College London) and is a published author, the most recent of which is Living Right While Righting Wrong which challenges Salvationists and other faith-based individuals and organizations to work together to transform communities.  She is also a recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of her outstanding international leadership bringing recognition to Canada.