Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Honoree
2019
Chief Executive Officer
YWCA Canada
Maya is the CEO of YWCA Canada, the largest women's charity in the country for the past 150 years. Annually, YWCAs invest over $230 million to support 330,000 women and girls, in 300 communities across Canada. She is a diversity specialist with 22 years of experience in a variety of sectors in public policy development, adult education and social work. Maya was a member of the Gender Equality Advisory Council for Canada’s G7 Presidency. She is currently part of Young Global Leaders with the World Economic Forum and sits on the board of Women’s College Hospital. 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. Her work has taken her to Thailand and the UK where she worked with NGOs to support violence prevention. Her essays have been published in Going Beyond the Journey (2013) by Insomniac Press, and she is the winner of the 2013 CASSA Gender Advocate Award and the Toronto Community Foundation's Vital People award in 2014.
Please note: Company names and biographical information here may reflect the role and activity held at the time of receiving the award.
