Samiha Sharif (she/her) holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Toronto, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Development Studies from McGill University. A first-generation immigrant settler woman of color in Tkaronto, Samiha believes that all her work must begin with listening, proceeding with kindness, and be rooted in community-centered principles. Samiha is currently the Senior Manager, IDEA with Grand Challenges Canada, and a Diversity and Inclusion Consultant with DiversiPro.

As a Diversity and Inclusion consultant, Samiha has experience working with clients in the non-profit, tech, education, healthcare, and corporate sector creating training, programs, and policies to foster belonging for employees. As an anti-oppressive social worker, Samiha has a diverse community background working with marginalized communities in many different settings: universities, an Inuit community, an Indigenous student center, an elementary school for Deaf children, as a social worker at a pediatric disability hospital, as a practicing psychotherapist, social worker with Hello Leena, a private practice for BIPOC communities in Ontario.

Samiha Sharif