Shannon Simpson is Anishinaabe and Scottish and is a member of the Michi Saagiig of Alderville First Nation. She has been working at the University of Toronto since 2003 in a variety of positions, including several years at the Indigenous Student Services at First Nations House. In 2020 she joined the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and is currently the Senior Director, Indigenous Initiatives of this institutional office.
Prior to joining U of T, Simpson worked for several years supporting Indigenous community members in Toronto, through her involvement at Anduhyaun Inc. working at their emergency shelter, second stage housing and crisis centre. She has served as a board member of Na Me Res, and is currently a community council member of both the Toronto Birth Centre and Aboriginal Legal Services.
Simpson’s current work leads and supports the implementation of the 34 Calls to Action as outlined in the report: Answering the Call: Wecheehetowin, across all three campuses at the University of Toronto.