Fanshawe College isn’t saying whether a guilty plea at a court martial by the co-ordinator of its international business program will affect his employment status at the school.

Nord Mensah, who joined Fanshawe after he retired from the Canadian Forces last year, pleaded guilty Monday to conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline in Esquimalt, B.C.

“Unfortunately, I can’t comment on any personnel matters because of privacy,” Fanshawe spokesperson Elaine Gamble said Wednesday, citing a school policy.

Mensah, a former commander at CFB Esquimalt, had a month-long relationship with a female officer under his authority at the base in Victoria in 2015.

A father of five who was married at the time, Mensah didn’t report the relationship, as required under the National Defence Act.

Charges of disgraceful conduct and another count of conduct prejudicial to good order against Mensah, who retired in 2016 for medical reasons, were dropped. Mensah was fined $2,500 and handed a severe reprimand.

Mensah started teaching at Fanshawe’s Lawrence Kinlin School of Business in 2016, according to his LinkedIn profile.

He was hired in May as the co-ordinator of the international business management program, a one-year graduate certificate.

His responsibilities include leading a team of instructors who are experienced in international trade, investment, marketing, finance and business management, his profile states.

Asked about his reaction to the court martial Wednesday, Mensah replied, “I don’t really have anything to add, to be honest.”

Mensah said he doesn’t know whether the conviction will affect his employment at Fanshawe.

Prior to entering the private sector, Mensah held several senior positions during his 18-year military career, including fleet logistics operations officer for Canadian Fleet Pacific, senior fleet logistics officer for Canadian Fleet Atlantic and sea training logistics officer in both the Pacific and Atlantic fleets.

He received a commendation from the chief of the defence staff for outstanding leadership during his 2011 command in Afghanistan.

Mensah isn’t the only ex-military officer to join Fanshawe’s ranks in recent years. Peter Devlin, who served 35 years in the Canadian Armed Forces before retiring, was appointed the school’s fifth president in 2013.

-- with files from Postmedia

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