Amsterdam (2018)
9 Nov 2018

Maya Roy, GCLP 2018

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Maya Roy

Maya Roy is a diversity specialist with 22 years of experience in a variety of sectors in public policy development, public health, adult education and social work. Her work has taken her to Thailand, Brazil, India and the UK where she worked with NGOs to support human rights and violence prevention. Her essays have been published in Going Beyond the Journey (2013) by Insomniac Press. In 2018, she was named Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. She has a Bachelor of Social Work from the Ryerson School of Social Work, and has a Masters in Social Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics. Maya was a member of the Gender Equality Advisory Council for Canada’s G7 Presidency. She is on the board of Women’s College Hospital.