Cheryl A. McEwen (née Mason) is a

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

philanthropist and

entrepreneur Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values t ...

who, in 2014, founded Make My Day Foods Inc., manufacturer of the Veggie Puck. In 1991, McEwen, with her brother, Darren Mason, and sister, Beverley Lerner, co-founded upscale Andrews Department Store in Toronto, which her siblings– both high-profile retail business leaders –expanded and continue to own and operate under Darren Mason & Associates Ltd. Darren launched the "Eyes on the Road" campaign in 2016, at St. Andrew's College, the alma mater he shares with his sister's spouse, mining magnate

Rob McEwen Rob McEwen, CM (born April 15, 1950) is a Canadian businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of McEwen Mining and was the founder and former chairman and chief executive officer of Goldcorp. In January 2019, Goldcorp merged w ...

. Cheryl has served as Vice-Chair of the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation Board since 2005, which is part of the

University Health Network University Health Network (UHN) is a public research and teaching hospital network in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest health research organization in Canada and ranks first in Canada for total research funding. It was named Canada's ...

. The McEwens co-founded the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine. In 2013, the couple were each awarded the

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (french: Médaille du jubilé de diamant de la reine Elizabeth II) or The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ...

for contributions in the advancement of stem cell research.McEwen Mining
Company website. "Rob McEwen – Chairman and Chief Owner"; retrieved 25 October 2017.

References

McEwen Mining; Financial Report: "Voting Agreement"; retrieved 26 October 2017.
Canadian women philanthropists Canadian women company founders Canadian women in business Living people Year of birth uncertain Canadian philanthropists Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-business-bio-stub