Foundation Board
BIOS
CINDY YELLE, Director
Cindy is head of Corporate Development for a Real Estate Investment Trust with significant holdings across North America. She was the previous CEO of the Canadian Olympic Foundation. Before joining the COF, Cindy was considered one of Canada’s leading professionals in health-based philanthropy. She previously served as Senior Vice President at SickKids Foundation and spent nine years as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Foundation-UHN. A former athlete, she was a member of the 1984 Canadian Olympic swim team, captain of Canada’s 1986 Commonwealth and World Championship teams and an NCAA champion and record holder. Cindy is married with 2 grown children and divides her time between Toronto and the “Moon” (aka the Moon River, Bala).