Anne W. Dupré has spent many years as a community volunteer, focusing her main attention on issues relating to children and families. She has been a member of many agency and organization boards, including the Dellcrest Children’s Centre, The Toronto French School, the Child Psychotherapy Foundation of Canada and the Infant Mental Health Promotion Project of Metropolitan Toronto (IMP). She has chaired the boards of the Ontario Association of Children’s Mental Health Centres (now Children’s Mental Health Ontario), The Laidlaw Foundation, The Toronto Hospital Research Institute and the Steering Committee of the Show Kids You Care Campaign. Anne has also chaired the Ethics Committee, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, at both the University Health Network and Mt. Sinai Hospital (founding Chair).

Anne has received a number of honours, including the Frederick G. Gardiner Award, Metropolitan Toronto Citizen of the Year, in 1986. In addition, she was a member of the group who created the Design Exchange and chaired its Executive Committee. She holds a degree in Political Science from Brown University.