Dayle Ann Levine

Dayle is the Director, Institutional Programs, Business Development and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (OVPRI). She joined Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) in the fall of 2016 as Manager, Institutional Projects, OVPRI. Her portfolio includes pre and post-award management of large research programs that are institutionally led and comprised of the Canada Research Chairs, Canada Excellence Research Chairs, Canada First Research Excellence Fund, Canada Foundation for Innovation (Provincial matching programs) and Ontario Research Fund - Research Excellence programs. Recently, she led a team that was awarded the President’s Blue and Gold Award of Staff Excellence (2024) for their efforts in helping TMU to successfully secure TMU’s first CFREF and largest award to date ($98 million). Additionally, she was the recipient of the Linda Grayson Administrative Leadership Award, in 2019, for her contribution in assisting the University to secure its first Canada Excellence Research Chair. Since arriving at the University, the Institutional team and its researchers have received ~ $150 million in funding inclusive of TMU’s recently awarded second Canada Excellence Research Chair, Karen Soldatić, CERC in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing.

Dayle brings more than 30 years working as a research professional within research institutes of affiliated teaching hospitals (Toronto Rehab and Holland Bloorview) and academia (UofT and Toronto Metropolitan University) with extensive experience in the developing, securing and executing major institution level projects/programs.

Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her Labradoodle, Cinnamon, cooking/baking, reading, gardening, travelling and tennis. She has served on a variety of volunteer Boards in numerous capacities inclusive of the Ontario Tennis Association’s Board of Directors from 1993 until the present.