Dr. Denise O. Green

Award-Winning Visionary

Short CV for Dr. Denise O’Neil Green

Education

  • Ph.D. in Education – University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) | 2002
  • Master in Public Affairs, Education Policy – Princeton University (Princeton, NJ) | 1987
  • B.A. in Behavioral Sciences – University of Chicago (Chicago, IL) | 1985

Leadership Experience

  • President and Principal Consultant, Denise O’Neil Green Consulting | Toronto, ON | March 2022 – Present
  • Equity and Social Accountability Leader, Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM), University of Toronto | Toronto, ON | February 2023 – March 2024
  • Inaugural Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion / Inaugural Assistant Vice-President & Vice-Provost, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) | Toronto, ON | September 2012 – February 2022
  • Associate Vice President for Institutional Diversity (Chief Diversity Officer), Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI | July 2007 – July 2012

 Early Career & Academic Experience

  • University of Nebraska | Assistant Professor & Senior Research Associate, Educational Psychology | 2005 – 2007
  • University of Illinois | Assistant Professor, Educational Organization and Leadership | 2002 – 2005
  • University of Michigan | Assistant Director & Program Director, Academic Multicultural Initiatives | 1999 – 2002
  • Central Michigan University | Program Coordinator, Graduation Retention Improvement Program | 1992 – 1996
  • Chicago Panel on Public School Policy and Finance | Research and Program Coordinator | 1987 – 1989

Selected Publications

  • Donahoo, S., & Green, D. O. (Eds.). (2025-26), Race and ethnicity without diversity [Special issue]. Social Science, 14(11).
  • Augustine, J., Jones-Simmonds, D., & Green, D. O. (2026, Forthcoming). 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women, (self published, Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
  • Wane, N., Arndt, L., Green, D.O., Khan, A.I., Mather, M., McPherson, K., & Tyagi, P. (eds.), Black, Indigenous, and Racialized Women in Leadership, Canadian Women Studies, Inanna Publications and Education Inc., Vol. 36 No. 1, 2 (2023).
  • Khwaja, T., Wager, A., Lyon, M., & Green, D. O. (2023). Creating a virtual equity, diversity, and inclusion community of practice. McGill Journal of Education / Revue des sciences de l’éducation de McGill, 58(2), 270–279.
  • Green, D.O. (2018). Forward. In J. Edge, E. Kachulis and M. McKean (authors), Gender equity, diversity, and inclusion: Business and higher education perspectives. The Conference Board of Canada.
  • Green, D.O. (2018). Integrating equity, diversity, and inclusion into the DNA of public universities: Reflections of a chief diversity officer. In S. Thompson (Ed.) Valleys of Hope Diversity Triumphs. (pp. 185-199). Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Limited.
  • Green, D.O., Willis, L., Green, M. D., & Beckman, S. (2017). Access Ryerson: Promoting disability as diversity. In E. Kim and K. Aquino (Eds.) Disability as diversity in higher education: Policies and practices to enhance student success (pp. 200-215). Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Cotton, K., Green, D.O., Beckman, S., Hussain, A., Robb, A., & Matthew D. Green, III. (2016). Leveraging new media as social capital for diversity officers: How equity, diversity, and inclusion professionals can use social media to foster equality. In J. Prescott (Ed.) Handbook of research on race, gender, and the fight for equality (pp. 113-141). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Selected Awards and Grants

  • Canada Manage HR Magazine Top Diversity and Inclusion Services in Canada (2025).
  • Women’s Executive Network (WXN) Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) Canadian EDI Leaders Award (2022).
  • Honorary Viola Desmond Award, Toronto Metropolitan University (2022).
  • Named Among the inagural 100 Inspirational Diversity and Inclusion Leaders (2021).
  • The Carnegie Initiative – Grant Initiative, (2022-2023). Co-Researcher. Project title: New Frontiers – Assessing Equity, Acceptance & Belonging Programming in Canadian Hockey, ($25,000).
  • Institutional Connection Grant, SSHRC, (2021). Co-applicant. Project title: EDI Ideation Symposium: Catalyzing Ideas for Equity Diversity and Inclusion Action, ($23,594).
  • Select Support Student Services (4S) Grant, King-Chavez-Parks Initiatives, Workforce Development Agency, State of Michigan. (2011-2017). Program title: Pathways to Academic Student Success (PASS) Program, ($780,000).
  • Michigan College/University Partnership Program (MiCUP) Grant, King-Chavez-Parks Initiatives, Workforce Development Agency, State of Michigan. (2011-2017). Program title: Student Transition Enrichment Program (STEP), ($720,000).

Speaking Engagements, Interviews & Mentions (Selected)

  • Building a Sustainable EDII Curriculum Through a Systemic Approach – Challenges, Successes and Lessons Learned. Invited keynote speaker for the Learning Outcomes Symposium, Ontario Universities – Council on Quality Assurance, Toronto, ON. (October 30, 2024).
  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Drivers of Organizational Change in Postsecondary Organizations. Invited keynote speaker for the Equity in Action: Organizational Change and Belonging Series, Nippissing University Faculty Association/Canadore College and Nippissing University, North Bay, ON (February 16, 2023).
  • Building an Inclusive Educational System: Decolonizing the Process for Admissions, Hiring and Curriculums in Academic Institutions. Invited panellist for Dismantling Colonialism and Building Cohesiveness, Canadian Congress on Inclusive Diversity & Workplace Equity, Toronto, ON (January 21, 2022).
  • EDII Is Everyone’s Job: How One Can Drive Change From Any Place Within the Institution. Invited panellist for the Equity, Diversity Inclusion and Indigeneity (EDII) in Advancement Forum, Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education, Kingston, ON. (November 8, 2021).
  • Tayo Bero, Addressing anti-Black racism on campus, University Affairs, September 1, 2021 (online version).
  • Christine Hanlon, Addressing unconscious bias at Canadian universities, University Manager, Canadian Association of University Business Officers, Spring 2021.
  • Interviewed for Canada Tonight With Ginella Massa (CBC News Network), regarding TMU’s student diversity report card, April 8, 2021.
  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the University: A Model of Inclusive Excellence. Invited keynote speaker for Victoria Island University (VIU) Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Symposium, Nanaimo, BC. (March 24, 2021).
  • Featured on CBC Toronto News with Kelda Yuen (CBC Toronto CBLT TV), story on Toronto Metropolitan University’s 13th annual Viola Desmond Award, Mar 22, 2021.
  • Exploring difference: “Diversity driving excellence – Gaining the competitive edge.” Invited featured speaker and panellist for the annual workshop series, International Dialogue on Education (ID-E) Berlin, Germany (October, 2020).
  • Morgan Sharp, Ryerson promising changes after racism review finds it has a problem, National Observer, July 17, 2020 (online version).
  • Sara Miller Llana et al, ‘Say their names’: Why the George Floyd protests resonate globally, Christian Science Monitor, June 10, 2020 (online version).