DIRECTOR

Marisha Roman is a lawyer investigator. She is currently Counsel with the Investigative branch of the Ontario Civilian Police Commission. Prior to joining the Commission, Marisha worked with Rubin Thomlinson LLP where she conducted workplace and organizational investigations and assessments in the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors as well as delivering training in investigations. She completed the Rubin Thomlinson Workplace Investigations course and is a Certificate Holder with the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI) Institute.

Marisha has 25 years of experience in policy development, program implementation, training and facilitating workshops to build understanding of Indigenous issues as well as equity, diversity and inclusion.

Outside of her professional work, Marisha is an active volunteer and experienced not-for-profit board member. She served on the board of Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS) between 1995 and 2018 and was a member of the Community Council, a criminal diversion program, for ALS from 2015 until 2020. She is the Chair of the Indigenous Advisory Group at St. Paul’s University at Waterloo University.

Marisha currently serves as the Safe Sport Director for Rowing Canada Aviron, where she has led RCA’s work in enhancing safety in the sport of rowing. She is also an appointed director with the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada. Marisha is the co-founder of the Masters Women Competitive Athlete Network, and also currently serves as the Harassment and Discrimination Prevention Officer for the Argonaut Rowing Club.

Marisha celebrates her heritage as a member of the Wiikwemkoong Unceded First Nation and also traces her roots to Lithuania. She holds a Bachelor of Arts, English Literature and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Toronto.