Meet Our Board

I have worked with the 2SLGBTQ+ community through my work as a Youth Outreach Worker for the Niagara Falls Community Health Centre, as well as teaching Rainbow Flow yoga classes. I identify as queer and genderqueer. I live with my partner, dog, and three cats.

As a member of the interim Board of Directors, I played an integral part in reviving OUTniagara, including its governance structure, website, social media presence and the establishment of the Community Fund. I bring 12 years of experience working with boards of directors in the not-for-profit sector through both my work in the HIV sector and serving on the Positive Living Niagara board since 2016. I am an openly gay woman and a single mom of two children.

I am a wife and mother of three children who keep my life interesting. My passion for creating social change that empowers women led me to a career with Positive Living Niagara where I have worked for more than 18 years. I am currently the Women's Community Development Co-ordinator, a role that provides me an opportunity to work with the community towards improving the lives of women living with HIV and those facing greater systemic risk factors for HIV. I am also the past president of OUTniagara and I’m excited to continue working with the vibrant 2SLGBTQ+ community in Niagara as it evolves.

I am a current member of the board of Community Artists of Niagara, and I have been a minister with Churches of Christ for 32 years. I was ordained as a Reverend Deacon in September 2018 with the Anglican Diocese of Niagara, with a focus on ministry with the 2SLGBTQ+ community. At the 2019 Dunnville Pride in the Park, I was a special guest speaker.

As a parent and partner in the LGBTQA community, I understand what Niagara needs. With 17 years of not-for-profit board experience, I have worked with organizations that include past director to Pride Niagara, past secretary and treasurer to OUTniagara, the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, and volunteering for the Lincoln County Humane Society. My dedication to the record-keeping and development of OUTniagara and Pride Niagara were crucial in the early stages. I am a financial security advisor by trade and I contributed a wealth of experience to the organizations. I continue to be a strong voice in our community.

I am a trans male, a fearless activist, and an advocate for Niagara's transgender, gender-diverse community. With a strong voice, I address the problematic systemic issues that transgender individuals face. I take initiative to bring awareness to remove the stigma around gender identity that fuels transphobia. I am committed to being visible as a trans individual to combat transphobia and homophobia, to insure a safe, loving environment for all.

A longtime ally of the sexual- and gender-diverse community, I bring to the board a solid professional background in communications and marketing. I believe an ally must first listen and then support the direction that is determined by the diverse and intersectional 2SLGBTQI+ community. I have come full circle, having served as a director on the inaugural OUTniagara board. In 2006 I founded a peer support group that garnered international attention and that is now run out of Hamilton. I’ve also served in various capacities on PFLAG Niagara, PFLAG Canada, Pride Network of Niagara, the former Transgendered of Niagara, the LGBTQ Sexual Health Committee for Niagara Region’s Public Health Department, and Brock University’s Positive Space Campaign.