Maide has volunteered in her community starting in high school. Her involvement with Business and Professional Women started in 2011 when she became a member of the North Toronto BPW in Ontario, Canada. Her Business and Professional Women experience includes Vice-President Resolutions, North Toronto BPW (2012-2014); 1st VP and Chair of Resolutions, BPW Ontario (2014-2016); President, BPW Ontario (2016-2018); Vice-President, Resolutions, BPW Canada (2018-2020). She  is the VP and Convener of Resolutions for the Provincial Council of Women of Ontario (2016-2024). She is currently Chair, Investments, North Toronto BPW; and Chair, Advocacy and Public Affairs, BPW Ontario (2020-2024); and, Assistant Executive Secretary, BPW International Executive (2020-2024). She is trained in Women’s Empowerment Principles, and Sustainable Development Goals, and is a member of the Canadian Coalition for Empowered Women. Maide is committed to advocacy for women’s equality, including gender economic parity, women’s empowerment principles, and Women in STEM occupations. She has been a delegate to CSW since 2022.

In her professional life, Maide has over 30 years of experience in health care both as a senior administrator and as a management consultant. She has a deep working knowledge across the continuum of care and in-depth experience in many program areas. From her many engagements, Maide has established strong working relationships with key senior health care stakeholders. Her strength lies in ensuring deep stakeholder engagement in projects, consensus building among diverse participants, and achieving a realistic and long-range view of health service transformation. Maide’s work is focused on engaging with health service providers to integrate across the continuum of care from the perspective of service users.  https://healthinnovationsgroup.ca/