Dara Parker

Dara is a social impact executive with over 20 years experience leading purpose-driven organizations. She currently serves as the CEO of Toniic, a global community of private asset owners who are stewarding their wealth and influence in service of a thriving world. 

She has also worked for the United Nations Association in Canada, and Cuso International. For three years Dara consulted with UN-Habitat on their inaugural Youth Advisory Board, helping mainstream youth participation throughout the organization.

Dara recently served as the Vice-President, Grants and Community Initiatives at the Vancouver Foundation, where she led a team of 26 and was responsible for deploying $50M annually in grants. Previously Dara served as Executive Director of SVP Vancouver and the Executive Director of QMUNITY, BC’s Queer, Trans and Two-Spirit Resource Centre.

Dara sits on the Board of Forward Global and is the co-founder of Lezervations, a non-profit facilitating networking events for queer and trans women.  

Dara lives with her partner in Syilx Okanagan territory (BC, Canada), and spends her down time chasing her French bulldogs, Mr. Bumper and Sir Waffles.