She is also the Co-Founder of the Laurier School in the Community, a unique service-learning offering option at Laurier. Starting as a volunteer in Regent Park, she spent over a decade as a senior leader within Pathways to Education-launching the Kitchener program and then becoming the National Vice President of Programs and Research.
Megan is most proud, professionally, of her efforts to create systems that enable youth participation, equity and achievement. Conway earned her PhD at the University of Waterloo in Urban Planning with a focus on community development and scaling social innovations across sites and scales. With twenty years of diverse leadership roles in government and the charitable, voluntary and academic sectors, Megan has been recognized for her ability to scale innovation, to use evaluative thinking to build and adapt programs, and as a systems change champion.ĭr. Megan Conway loves sparking creativity, curiosity and capacity across teams, organizations and networks to mobilize social change. Our team brings a range of knowledge, skills and experience to strengthen volunteering in Canada. Data on Giving, Volunteering and Participating in CanadaĪt Volunteer Canada, we’re passionate about community involvement.Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement.Pan-Canadian Volunteer Opportunities Platform.Universal Declaration on the Profession.