Heela Omarkhail is Vice President, Social Impact at The Daniels Corporation (Daniels), a leading
Greater Toronto Area based builder-developer. She is responsible for strategic initiatives that
look to ensure that the social, cultural and economic infrastructures of communities built by
Daniels are as strong as the new buildings. Since 2009, Heela has been working on the
revitalization of Regent Park in Toronto’s Downtown East. Most recently, Heela served as an
inaugural Co-Chair of the Accelerating Accessibility Coalition co-founded by Daniels. Heela is on
the Board of Directors of Start2Finish, a national charity, in addition to several councils and
committees. Heela completed her undergraduate studies at the University Toronto specializing
in history and political science.