Krista Slade serves as Chief Philanthropy & Partnerships Officer for the national executive of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). Founded in 1918, CMHA is the most established and extensive community mental health organization in Canada. CMHA has over 7,000 staff and 11,000 volunteers across the country.

Krista’s career has been primarily in the world of educational advancement, building a career over twenty-five years on four continents. Most recently she spent seven years with the University of Toronto, leading the advancement team responsible for the Faculty of Arts & Science “Boundless” campaign which raised over $320 million CDN.

Born in Toronto, Krista has spent much of her career overseas.  She worked in Hong Kong for over a decade and traveled extensively throughout the Asia-Pacific region for the University of Toronto.  She then moved to the University of Melbourne where she worked as a strategic advisor to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Glyn Davis.   Krista was recruited as the inaugural Executive Director for CASE Asia-Pacific, establishing operations in Singapore.  From 2010 – 2015, Krista served as global advancement director of the Rhodes Scholarships, based at Rhodes House, Oxford.  Krista was responsible for all fundraising, alumni engagement, and communications activity during a period of enormous growth for the Rhodes Trust.

A graduate of the University of Toronto (BA Hons, MA), Krista also studied at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (International Asian Studies Program). She is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and is the Vice-Chair of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA).