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Student Life Coordinator, Leadership Development
Student Life Programs and
Services
val.cortes@utoronto.ca
416-946-7749
Valeria is responsible for the planning and logistics for all leadership development workshops, training and conferences offered through Student Life Programs at the University of Toronto. Val regularly facilitates workshops in communication skills, group coordination, conflict resolution and meeting facilitation and is a trained facilitator of a popular theatre technique called Forum Theatre. A graduate of Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Val has both an engineering degree and a Master's in Education. Her graduate research was in the area of leadership development and social responsibility of students involved in campus organizations. Contact Val to register or book a leadership development workshop for your department or group, or to suggest ideas for new topics. Val served as Secretary for the Student Life Professionals network at U of T for two years.
Learn more about the Leadership Development Program at the University of Toronto