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@allidsouza (on Instagram) is a distinguished educator, community leader, and advocate for empowerment, inclusion, and opportunity for marginalized and underrepresented communities, especially BIPOC communities, including girls and women. Shaped by a global journey from Mumbai to the United Kingdom, Guyana, and Canada, she has devoted her life to advancing education, equity, interfaith collaboration, and social responsibility.

Over a 38-year career at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine, Diana held senior leadership roles in Student Life, Service Learning, Community Partnerships, Admissions, Awards, and Diversity. She founded and co-founded nearly two dozen outreach initiatives supporting marginalized communities across the Greater Toronto Area, including mentoring and tutoring at-risk students, addressing homelessness and social isolation, and helping create pathways for Black and Indigenous students pursuing professional careers, particularly in the health sciences.

Her interfaith leadership includes work through One Voice in Toronto, in collaboration with the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada–Toronto, multifaith women leaders, and an imam, to address violence against women, alongside broader interfaith efforts advancing poverty reduction and social justice. Through the University of Toronto International Health Program and Medical Society, she also spearheaded benefit concerts such as Earthtones and Rhythms and Dance, raising tens of thousands of dollars for children worldwide, and helped deliver medical textbooks to underserved communities globally and to Indigenous communities in Ontario. Diana has served on the University of Toronto Governing Council, university task forces and committees, and boards including the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (Canada), WoodGreen Community Council, and the Toronto Area Interfaith Council. She has also contributed as a volunteer and collaborator with partners across municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government.