Krystina Waler

Speaker's bio

Krystina Waler is the Director of Ukrainian Initiatives at the Temerty Foundation. James and Louise Temerty established the Temerty Foundation in 1997, driven by an inherent sense of responsibility to contribute back to their communities.

She has lived and worked in Ukraine for various periods of time since 2005. Throughout this time, she has been involved in many projects there. Most notably, from 2014-2019, Krystina worked with the Canada-Ukraine Foundation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine to coordinate and execute surgical missions that operated on Ukrainians who sustained traumatic injuries while fighting for Ukraine’s freedom. Most recently, Krystina was the Executive Director of Help Us Help Charity, an organization that helps venerable children and veterans across Ukraine.

Krystina holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Toronto. She is passionate about supporting a free Ukraine and seeing more women in leadership positions.