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Leadership Team

Headshot of Sinead VoorheesSinéad J Voorhees   

Director, Graduate Studies in Business

Education

M.Sc., Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
B.A., Gonzaga University

The Whitworth Difference

Whitworth really cares. I have been touched by the authenticity of students, faculty and staff as they approach higher education. I have never worked at another place like this. I am excited to bring my international experiences, drive and love of Spokane to further Whitworth's MBA program.

On Professional Development

I have been fortunate to work for companies and people who strive to be the best in their fields. I constantly seek to improve processes and experiences through hard work and innovative thinking. Through my work, I hope to advance the importance of graduate management education and to continue building relationships within the Spokane community.

A Little About Me

As a native of Ireland, I have enjoyed travels to more than 35 countries, living and working in six of them, including Asia, Eastern Africa, parts of the U.S. and Europe. I have an affinity for adventures and the unknown in whatever capacity that looks like. My career has spanned many genres, including program management, corporate-event planning, nonprofit management, global-development work and now higher education. I married the love of my life, and we live happily ever after with our two beautiful girls. I feel extremely fortunate to live such a full life.

Career Highlights

Sinéad earned her M.Sc. in development practice from Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. She has been with Whitworth University since 2012. Under her leadership, the MBA program has doubled in size, the graduate department has added two additional master's level degrees and has created thriving executive education programs. In 2021, she was promoted to assistant dean, making her the first dedicated dean of graduate business studies at Whitworth. Sinéad has served on the boards of the United Way Emerging Leaders Society, Executive Women’s International, SNAP's Women’s Small Business Center and the former Krista Foundation. She also directed the Northwest Entrepreneur Competition and is a 2019 Leadership Spokane graduate. Her accolades include being named one of the Inland Northwest’s top 20 Under 40 rising professionals, being featured on the cover of Spokane/Coeur d'Alene magazine for winning one of the Top 20 Women in Business Leadership awards and receiving the Spokane Journal of Business Rising Star award. Her family of six lives on a 10.5-acre aspiring hobby farm they call home.