Dr. Margo Greenwood is an internationally recognized and highly respected Indigenous scholar of Cree ancestry. She is a mother, grandmother, researcher, and author. Dr. Greenwood is a full professor in UNBC’s Education Program, working part-time. Alongside this role, she was appointed to the Senate of Canada as a Senator for British Columbia in November 2022, where she advocates for the continued well-being of all children and families in Canada.

Up until her appointment to the Senate of Canada, Dr. Greenwood served as Academic Leader of the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health and as interim Scientific Director of CIHR’s Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health.

Dr. Greenwood has worked with UNICEF, the United Nations, and the Canadian Reference Group to the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health. She has served on the Assembly of First Nations’ Public Health Expert Advisory Committee, the Indigenous Health Advisory Committee for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Public Health Network of Canada. Dr. Greenwood participated in the development of three federal early childhood programs—the First Nations Inuit Child Care Initiative, the Aboriginal Head Start Urban and Northern Program, and the First Nations Head Start On Reserve Program—and recently co-authored the Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework. Dr. Greenwood was a founding member of the BC Aboriginal Child Care Society and now serves on the Board of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia and as a Council Member of the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council.

In recognition of her transformational leadership and contributions to society, especially in Indigenous health and early childhood, Dr. Greenwood has received numerous awards and recognitions. Most recently she was appointed to the Order of Canada as an Officer and as a Fellow in the Royal Society of Canada.