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To learn more about Mary and the CUI, [https://canurb.org/team/ click here].
To learn more about Mary and the CUI, [https://canurb.org/team/ click here].
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=== Maya Roy ===
CEO Coalition of Innovation Leaders Against Racism (CILAR)
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|Maya Roy, is the CEO Coalition of Innovation Leaders Against Racism (CILAR), a consortium of firms, which unites top Canadian tech and innovation leaders to dismantle structural racism. Her previous roles include serving as the CEO of YWCA Canada and Newcomer Women's Services Toronto, where she consistently demonstrated a steadfast commitment to fostering prosperity for all Canadians.
In collaboration with the Rotman School of Business, Maya played a pivotal role as the Strategic Co-Lead on "A Feminist Economic Recovery Plan for Canada: Making the Economy Work for Everyone." This pioneering initiative stands as the first nationally-focused plan of its kind globally. Maya actively contributes to the board of Women’s College Hospital, serving on the Quality Assurance Committee, and holds an appointed position on the National Housing Council. In this role, she contributes significantly to mainstreaming human rights mechanisms into the $89 billion investment fund, the National Housing Strategy. For the past 6 years, she has served on the board of Women's College Hospital where she serves on the Quality Assurance committee.
Maya's influence extends beyond Canadian borders, as she has worked internationally in Brazil, India, Thailand, and the U.K., embedding gender-based analysis and racial equity into human rights and violence prevention programs. Maya is proficient in Bengali and French.
Her dedication to advancing social causes has garnered recognition both nationally and internationally. Maya was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, where she also serves on the YGL Advisory. Among her numerous accolades, she has been named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40, received the Toronto Community Foundation’s Vital People award, and earned the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA)’s Gender Equity Advocate Award.
Maya holds a Master's degree in Social Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from Toronto Metropolitan University. In 2022, she further enriched her expertise by completing executive education programs in public leadership and board governance with the Harvard Kennedy School and Wharton School of Business. '' ''
To learn more about Maya and CILAR, [https://www.cilar.ca click here.]
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