Andrea holds an MA in Public Policy and Administration from Toronto Metropolitan University and a PhD in Adult Education and Community Development from the University of Toronto.
Dr. Chan is a Senior Research Associate at the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering at the University of Toronto. She works closely with faculty and graduate students on research examining engineering education, leadership development, interdisciplinary collaboration, equity, and sustainability. Andrea has over 15 years of experience in community-engaged research, with non-profit professional associations, social enterprises, and more broadly with social economy organizations.
She is co-editor of two books, Social Purpose Enterprises: Case Studies for Social Change (2014) and Selling Social: Procurement, Purchasing, and Social Enterprises (2023), both published by University of Toronto Press.
Andrea joined the Board in 2025 and is a member of the Awards committee and Chairs the Journal committee.
