Atif Waleed is a Senior Manager, Accounting at Oxford Properties Group, a global real estate management and investment firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Previously, Atif served as an Audit Manager at Grant Thornton LLP, where he led financial statement audits across various sectors, including charities, not-for-profits, financial services, manufacturing, and real estate. His extensive experience in accounting, financial reporting, and internal controls provides him with deep insight into the financial needs and reporting expectations for government-funded not-for-profit organizations in Canada.Atif graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours – Accounting) and holds the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) designation. Passionate about fostering positive change, Atif draws from his personal experience growing up in Thorncliffe Park—one of TNO’s core service areas—to contribute meaningfully to TNO’s mission of strengthening Toronto’s diverse communities.
Heather Myrvold is a Principal in the Toronto District School Board. For the past 25 years, she has taught in a variety of educational settings supporting students with diverse learning needs throughout the Toronto District School Board. She encourages and responds to student voice through shared leadership and school based collaborative inquiries, so students engage in inclusive and relevant learning tasks leading to increased achievement and well-being.
Nazir Valani is President & Co-Founder of Valani Global, a global actuarial consulting firm which was formed in January 2019. Valani Global is a Partner Alliance member of Moody’s Analytics and specializes in actuarial modelling using Moody’s software solutions AXIS and RiskIntegrity IFRS 17. Before starting Valani Global, Nazir worked at KPMG LLP Partner & North American Leader, AXIS Implementation. He was also the National Leader for the Canadian Actuarial Practice. Prior to KPMG, Nazir started a life actuarial consulting firm and developed it from a one-person shop to the second largest life actuarial practice in Canada. Prior to this, he worked in the insurance industry and at GGY AXIS, which is now owned by Moody’s Analytics. Nazir received the SOA President’s Award in 2018 and was featured in an SOA “Society of Achievers” video. He is the Chair on the Board of Hospice Toronto.
Shirley Roberts brings several years of leadership experience in women’s health, mental health and primary health care. She participated in the development of the Women’s Health Centre at St. Joseph’s Hospital and new primary health care services at Sherbourne Health with a particular focus on community mental health. At Sherbourne Health Shirley collaborated with a broad range of community stakeholders to develop the St. James Town Community Corner (now known as The Corner), a hub of community led health, social service and neighbourhood programs. Before retirement, Shirley was Interim Executive Director at Parkdale Community Health Centre (PCHC) where she worked with the Queen West Community Health Centre to complete a successful integration of the two organizations. Her career has spanned a variety of roles including administration, nursing education, community development, psychotherapy and clinical supervision. The focus of Shirley’s career has been on working with residents, staff and communities to build on already existing strengths to find solutions to complex problems. She believes in a collaborative approach that emphasizes the richness of diversity and the opportunities brought by inclusion.
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