Simone is an award-winning community leader with over 30 years of Executive Leadership experience in the not-for-profit and public sectors. Her expertise includes strategic and operational planning, change leadership, organizational integration, policy and program development and community relations. She currently serves as the CEO of Vibrant Healthcare Alliance and has held leadership roles at Toronto Community Housing, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Parkdale Community Health Centre.

Simone’s career is further enriched by nearly two decades as a faculty member at George Brown College for the Assaulted Women’s and Children’s Counsellor Advocate Program. She also holds advanced academic credentials, including a Master’s in Environmental Studies and certifications in Nonprofit Management and Executive Leadership from York University and the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.