Margaret Greenley

A 1985 graduate of the Business Administration – Marketing program, Margaret Greenley has built a reputation as a champion of students at Durham College and the Ontario Tech University (Ontario Tech). With more than 23 years of student services expertise, she is currently vice-president of Student Affairs for both the college and the university, responsible for student awards, financial aid, student life, career and health services, residence, the Access and Support Centre and the Student Academic Learning Services. In addition, she is also the liaison to the Student Association and the Student Centre. In her role, Greenley develops and delivers student services programming for both institutions including leading a number of cross-campus initiatives such as the Special Olympics Ontario 2008 Spring Games and the Campus Accessibility plan. Her dedication to student engagement, accessibility, the elimination of financial barriers to higher education and graduate employment success continue to make her an exceptionally strong supporter of individual student rights and responsibilities within the college system. Greenley’s community and volunteer work includes being director of the Soroptimist Foundation of Canada, an organization that assists female graduate students with their university studies; working with the Denise House, a shelter for battered women; and co-ordinating a bursary program for women returning to school. She was named a YWCA Woman of Distinction in 1998.