Administration

O’neil Edwards

Executive Director

O'neil Edwards, MBA (he/him) is an award-winning education professional with two decades of senior leadership as a Global Education administrator for non-profits, secondary schools and post-secondary institutions. During his over twenty dedicated years of post-secondary leadership, O’neil has been instrumental in guiding planning processes in supporting the development of innovative programs and services that promote student retention, engagement, and success, and has led interdisciplinary teams in addressing emerging priorities. He has led collaborative work on implementing access departments, international student foundation programs and strategies at the post-secondary level in Canada. O’neil has experience leading government working groups in addition to university and high-school boards in policies, programs and professional development towards organizational excellence. O’neil has had the privilege of living and working in many different countries, bringing unique insights to his work. Building on a passion for developing people’s potential through education, O’neil continues to be part of programs that bring real social change. O’neil is the Board Chair for Kick Start Arts.

"Long ago, I made a promise that I would never act against the best interests or the excellence of my own people – that I would do my best to ensure that we were worthy of the stewardship of our community and country. I made a promise that we leave a better world for generations to come. To make and keep such a promise is to understand that money and position are tools - not goals. Now is not the time for a failure of imagination."