Dayle Ann Levine

Dayle Ann Levine is the Director, Institutional Programs, Business Development, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (OVPRI). Dayle has more than 30 years of experience 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 of major institution level projects/programs. She joined Toronto Metropolitan University in the fall of 2016 as Manager, Institutional Projects, for OVPRI. Her portfolio includes pre and post-award management of large research programs that are institutionally led, 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, Dayle 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 TMU 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.