Erroll Affleck

Born and raised in Searletown, P.E.I., Erroll grew up with four siblings, three of whom also graduated from Holland College programs, in welding, accounting, and medical support. He started out in the hotel industry, but with the encouragement of retired Holland College instructor Joe Lawrence, a teacher and friend to Erroll, he returned to the college in the role of educator in 1986. Since then, Erroll has enjoyed a rewarding career working with students in numerous programs in areas such as hospitality, culinary, marketing, advertising, and tourism.

When Erroll began working at the college there was a fundraising campaign underway, and he remembers the message being conveyed from the Holland College Foundation about the importance of internal support. That resonated with him.

“I couldn’t expect individuals or businesses from the community to support the initiatives of the college and the foundation if, as a staff member, I wasn’t prepared to do so myself,” recalls Erroll. “For me, I think that’s where it all started. I give because I want to help improve the quality of life for our students”

For Erroll, teaching is more than just the academics.

“I value building relationships with my students,” says Erroll. “I want them to know that I care not only academically, but also how they are growing and learning personally.” Evidently his students understand this, as Erroll says he has been blessed with a group of former students who still like to meet him for coffee once in a while to visit and catch up.

In his spare time, Erroll and his wife Ann enjoy many activities including sports and fitness, live music and theatre, scenic drives across the Island, work on their faith development, and spending time with their close circle of friends – often over dinner at a restaurant or a homemade feast. Erroll and Ann have one son, John Bruce, who lives in Ontario, and both Erroll and Ann agree that visiting with John Bruce is at the top of their lists of “time well spent.”