Wellesley Institute

Wellesley Institute works in research and policy to improve health and health equity in the GTA through action on the social determinants of health.

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Simone Atungo

Simone Atungo

Board Member

As a highly renowned and award-winning community leader, Simone provides over 30 years of experience in community-based not-for-profit and public sector organizations. Simone’s expertise includes strategic and operational planning, change management, policy and program development, facilitation, community-based research, advocacy and community relations. Prior to joining the Anne Johnston Health Station – Tobias House Attendant Care Services as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Simone served as Vice-President, Resident and Community Services at Toronto Community Housing Corporation, the second largest housing provider in North America. Simone is also the former Director of Community Development & Integration at Mount Sinai Hospital, and the former Executive Director of the Parkdale Community Health Centre. Simone holds a Masters degree in Environmental Studies and a Non-profit Management Certificate both from York University and an Executive Leadership Program Certificate from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.