Margaret’s leadership within the Foundation, together with her longstanding contributions to nursing education and scholarship, have had a significant and lasting impact on the profession.

Margaret served RNFOO in multiple leadership roles, including President from 2021 to 2024 and Past-President from 2024 to 2025. Since joining the Board in 2020, she contributed to the Finance, Gala, and Awards Committees, and chaired the Fund Development, Marketing and Communications Committee. Prior to joining the Board, she supported RNFOO as a Review Panel member and Founding Donor of the Nurse Innovator Award.

During her presidency, Margaret provided steady leadership through the post-pandemic period, ensuring the Foundation remained focused on supporting nurses through scholarships and professional development. She also contributed beyond her primary expertise, taking an active role in fund development and communications initiatives.

Margaret consistently supported RNFOO’s fundraising efforts through the annual Step Out for Nursing campaign, mobilizing both personal and professional networks to raise funds for nursing students and emerging leaders. Her commitment was further reflected through the involvement of her family in Foundation initiatives.

Now retired, Margaret’s career reflects progressive leadership across clinical, academic, and research roles. She served as Director of Nursing Knowledge, Research and Innovation at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and previously as Director of Professional Practice at Markham Stouffville Hospital, following earlier nursing leadership roles at St. Joseph’s Health Centre and Toronto General Hospital.

Margaret completed her PhD at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, where she later served as Assistant Professor and Director of the Graduate Program. She played a leading role in developing the Master of Nursing – Health Systems Leadership and Administration program, including its transition to a hybrid delivery model that expanded access while maintaining academic excellence.

She also contributed nationally through the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing Master’s Education Committee. Her scholarly work focused on mentoring, leadership, workforce utilization, and organizational support in nursing, including co-developing the RN–RPN Utilization Toolkit published in the Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership.

Margaret’s contributions to RNFOO, graduate nursing education, and nursing scholarship reflect sustained service to the profession and align closely with the values and mission of the Foundation.