Alumni Volunteer Award 2022 - Michelle Morrissey

Giving back

Michelle Morrissey (BSc ’80, MSc ’83, Kinesiology) is the inaugural recipient of the Faculty of Health’s Alumni Volunteer Award. She is president of the G.O. Group, a consulting company she co-founded in 2013 following a distinguished career in the electrical utility industry.

Morrissey’s, gifts to the Faculty of Health have supported many projects, including scholarships, awards, equipment, expansion and more. Her most recent gift helped launch the Global Health Policy and Innovation (GHPI) research centre fund.

She has been a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council (DAC) since its inception in 2007. DAC members serve in an advisory capacity to the Dean of the Faculty of Health, promoting the Faculty’s interests to the general public, key external stakeholders, alumni and prospective donors. Members of the Council increase the Faculty’s impact on external audiences, promote strategic partnerships and enhance fundraising opportunities.

Before Morrissey was a founding member of DAC, she served as a member of the former Waterloo Advisory Council and was on the advisory committee for the Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (CRE-MSD), which is housed in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

In recognition of her commitment to advancing the Faculty of Health through volunteer opportunities, Michelle Morrissey is the recipient of the 2022 Faculty of Health Alumni Volunteer Award.