Yaroslaw Borys
BIO
Slawko Borys was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario where he lives with his beautiful wife Oksana and their amazing children Alex and Julia. Growing up in the Greater Toronto Area, Slawko took part in many Ukrainian-Canadian activities including participating in Ukrainian Dancing and attending Ukrainian School, however the most significant influence in his Ukrainian-Canadian upbringing was spending summers at the family cottage at the Ukrainian National Federation’s Camp Sokil north of Toronto, where he continues to volunteer his time and where he hopes to instill his love for community in his children.
Over the last 15 years Slawko has been an active member of the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada, initially joining as a member of the Camp Sokil Committee helping to revitalize the children’s camp program and facilities. He later served as UNF Toronto Branch President from 2010-2015 and then as UNF’s National Secretary from 2014 to 2016. Slawko continues to volunteer with the UNF as Treasurer of UNF Toronto Branch.
In 2013 Slawko was elected to the Board of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and served as board member (2013-16) and then National Secretary (2016-18). Slawko was also a member of UCC Toronto’s board of directors from 2010-2013. Slawko continues to serve on the UCC’s Advisory Council.
At the outset of russia’s aggression in Ukraine in 2014, Slawko was part of the UCC Toronto’s “Euromaidan Canada” organizing committee and helped to establish and organize the many protests and social media campaigns that took place in in the GTA between 2014 and 2016.
Slawko currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Ukrainian Credit Union Ltd. Having joined the UCU board in 2013, Slawko has served on many of the board’s committees, helping to develop and implement UCU’s strategic objectives, of which the primary one is “Building Community”. In 2022 Slawko was added to the russian federation’s sanctions list for his work with UCU, and UCU’s support for Ukraine and the global Ukrainian community.
