Deepy Sur

Dr. Deepy Sur is the Chief Executive Officer of Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW). She is an innovative and collaborative leader with diverse social work expertise, including clinical social work experience in private and hospital settings, health promotion experience within public health, and various leadership roles during her 12-year tenure at Trillium Health Partners. She has worked with the government and focused on health system change and has also been an Assistant and Adjunct Clinical Professor at McMaster University. In addition, Deepy is a Faculty Instructor and Curriculum designer for the Medical Psychiatry Alliance - Collaborative Care Certificate Program. She is a trauma informed clinician, with specialization in childhood trauma, post-traumatic stress, EMDR, crisis and mental health expertise. Her passion for transformational leadership, equity integration and organizational change are part of her proven track record. Deepy serves as a Board Director on the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE).

Deepy holds a Bachelor of Social Work from Toronto Metropolitan University, Master of Social Work from York University and PhD in Social Work Administration from Walden University, where her research focused on interprofessional teamwork and empathy and the development of Interprofessional Intentional Empathy Centered Care (IP-IECC).