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L G B T Q
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Rainbow Health Ontario Staff
Acknowledgements
B E C A U S E
Anna Travers
Loralee Gillis
Anna oversees the funding, administration and
management of all of Rainbow Health Ontario’s
activities. She has been involved in LGBTQ health
care for over 15 years and led the development
of RHO in 2008. In addition to her core duties at
RHO Anna enjoys working on new projects, public
speaking, and travelling to meet partners and
community members throughout Ontario.
Loralee is responsible for promoting the
development of LGBTQ health research in Ontario
and for encouraging public policy that supports
LGBT health. She coordinates a network of 40
researchers across Ontario whose work focuses
on LGBTQ health. Loralee is a co-investigator on
several large team grants. She also works with a
team of research assistants and community partners
to produce fact sheets about particular areas of
LGBTQ health research. Loralee leads RHO’s policy
initiatives, and writes policy briefs about issues
that affect LGBTQ communities in Ontario. Loralee
supports the development of local networks, events
and partnerships in the following Regions: Erie
St. Clair, South West, Waterloo Wellington, and
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant.
Director
Donna Turner
Communications Coordinator
Donna coordinates the development and
implementation of communications strategies and
materials for RHO. She is responsible for the RHO
website and social media, and edits the monthly
newsletter. She also coordinates the creation of print
materials such as brochures, posters, postcards
and reports. Donna supports the development
of local networks, events and partnerships in the
following Regions: North Simcoe Muskoka, Central
East, and South East.
Gael Hinnighan
Administrative Coordinator
Gael provides administrative support to the entire
RHO program and team. She handles all accounts
payable, accounts receivable, meeting minutes,
office systems and event planning and coordination.
Gael also operates RHO’s online store, mailing
out resources on LGBTQ health to customers
throughout Ontario and beyond.
Research & Policy Coordinator
Devan Nambiar
Education Coordinator
Devan develops and coordinates a wide range
of training initiatives on LGBTQ health disparities,
clinical skills and organizational inclusiveness.
He also works with universities and colleges to
incorporate cultural and clinical content regarding
LGBTQ health and social services into their
curricula. Devan supports the development of local
networks, events and partnerships in the following
Regions: Mississauga Halton, Toronto Central,
Central, and Central West.
Jordan Zaitzow
Trans Health Connection Coordinator
Jordan coordinates Trans Health Connection. The
program is increasing the capacity of primary health
care systems across the province to provide highquality, comprehensive care to trans communities
through training, education, mentorship, resources,
and networking. Previous to joining RHO, Jordan
has also done years of front line shelter work, and
has volunteered for and facilitated various drop-in
programs for trans folks in Toronto. He also spent
years as an independent trainer about trans access
and issues.
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Remerciements
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Santé arc-en-ciel Ontario : notre équipe
Anna Travers
Jordan Zaitzow
Directrice
Anna supervise le financement, l’administration et la
gestion de toutes les activités de Santé arc-en-ciel Ontario.
Elle œuvre dans le domaine des soins de santé aux
personnes LGBTQ depuis plus de 15 ans et a dirigé la
mise sur pied de SAO, en 2008. En plus de ses tâches
de base au sein de Santé arc-en-ciel Ontario, Anna aime
entreprendre de nouveaux projets, prendre la parole en
public et voyager afin de rencontrer nos partenaires et des
membres de la communauté dans tout l’Ontario.
Donna Turner
Coordonnatrice aux communications
Donna coordonne la conception et la mise en œuvre
de stratégies et de documents de communication pour
SAO. Elle est responsable de notre site Web et de notre
présence dans les médias sociaux et de la préparation
de notre infolettre mensuelle. Elle coordonne également
la production d’imprimés tels que des brochures, des
affiches, des cartes postales et des rapports. Donna aide
à la mise sur pied de réseaux locaux, d’événements et de
partenariats dans les régions suivantes : North SimcoeMuskoka, Centre-Est et Sud-Est.
Gael Hinnighan
Coordonnatrice à l’administration
Gael assure le soutien administratif nécessaire à tout le
programme et à l’équipe de Santé arc-en-ciel Ontario.
Elle traite tous les comptes créditeurs et débiteurs, rédige
les procès-verbaux, est responsable des systèmes de
bureautique, de la planification et de la coordination
d’événements. Gael veille aussi au bon fonctionnement
de la boutique en ligne de SAO et s’occupe des envois de
documents sur la santé LGBTQ aux clients de tout l’Ontario
et d’ailleurs.
Devan Nambiar
Coordonnateur à l’éducation
Devan conçoit et coordonne un large éventail de projets de
formation sur les disparités de santé des personnes LGBTQ,
les compétences cliniques et l’inclusion organisationnelle. Il
travaille également avec les collèges et les universités afin
d’intégrer aux cours du contenu culturel et clinique sur la
santé et les services sociaux LGBTQ. Devan aide à la mise
sur pied de réseaux locaux, d’événements et de partenariats
dans les régions suivantes : Mississauga Halton, Centre de
Toronto, Centre et Centre-Ouest.
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Coordinateur de Trans Health Connection [réseau de santé trans]
Jordan assure la coordination des activités de Trans Health
Connection. Ce programme travaille à accroître la capacité
des systèmes de soins de santé primaires de la province
à offrir des soins complets et de qualité aux membres
de la communauté trans par la formation, l’éducation,
l’accompagnement et le réseautage, et en leur fournissant
des ressources. Avant de joindre Santé Arc-en-ciel Ontario,
Jordan a œuvré pendant des années en première ligne dans
les refuges et comme bénévole dans le cadre de programmes
d’accueil pour les personnes trans à Toronto. Il a aussi été,
pendant plusieurs années, formateur indépendant sur les
questions d’accès et les enjeux liés aux personnes trans.
Loralee Gillis
Coordonnatrice, recherche et politiques
Loralee est responsable de la promotion du
développement de la recherche en santé LGBTQ
en Ontario. Elle travaille aussi à encourager la mise
sur pied de politiques publiques en appui à la
santé LGBT. Loralee coordonne un réseau de 40
chercheurs de partout en Ontario, dont les travaux
se concentrent sur la santé LGBTQ. Elle est cochercheuse au sein de plusieurs grandes équipes
bénéficiant de subventions. Elle travaille également
avec une équipe d’adjoints à la recherche et de
partenaires communautaires pour la production
de fiches de renseignements sur des domaines
particuliers de la santé LGBTQ. Loralee dirige les
initiatives politiques de SAO et rédige des documents
de politiques sur des enjeux qui touchent les
communautés LGBTQ en Ontario. Loralee aide à la
mise sur pied de réseaux locaux, d’événements et de
partenariats dans les régions suivantes : Érié St-Clair,
Sud-Ouest, Waterloo Wellington et Hamilton Niagara
Haldimand Brant.
Conference Committee
B E C A U S E
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2016 Conference Program Committee
Thanks to the Conference Program Committee members for their time and contribution to the task of
reviewing and recommending this year’s conference program content.
Dr. Margaret Robinson is a Mi’kmaq scholar
from Nova Scotia and a member of the Lennox
Island First Nation. Her work examines mental
health and substance use in Indigenous and Settler
populations, especially among sexual and gender
minority people. She is currently a Researcher in
Residence in Indigenous Health at the Ontario
HIV Treatment Network and an Affiliate Research
Scientist at the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health
in Toronto, Ontario.
Monique Beaudoin est la Coordonnatrice
en promotion de la santé au Centre de santé
communautaire du Grand Sudbury. Elle occupe ce
poste depuis 2006. Dans le cadre de ses fonctions,
elle développe des projets avec et pour des
populations francophones marginalisées, dont les
familles à faible revenu, les nouveaux arrivants et
les immigrants, et la population LGBTQ. Elle est une
passionnée de la promotion de la santé et surtout du
travail d’équité en matière de la santé.
Monique Beaudoin is the Coordinator of Health
Promotion at the Centre de santé communautaire du
Grand Sudbury and has been there since 2006. An
important aspect of her work is to develop projects
with and for marginalized francophone populations
including low income families, immigrants and
newcomers, and the LGBTQ population. She is
passionate about health promotion and especially
about health equity work.
Leanne Powell is a public health nurse, working
at the Middlesex-London Health Unit in the area of
Sexual Health Promotion. Her passion is LGBTQ
health issues and is actively involved with community
to help improve access and equity. Over the last
14 years she has been involved with developing
resources for the community and for care providers,
participating in research and listening to community
needs. Leanne has partnered with local agencies
and Rainbow Health Ontario to provide training
to health care providers in the Middlesex-London
area. Her most recent work with community partners
is developing a web listing of LGBT2Q positive
resources. Leanne is committed to working with
others to make positive changes for the LGBT2Q
community.
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R. J. (Bob) Williams is Executive Director of the
Windsor Pride Community Education and Resource
Centre and brings a tremendous community
non-profit background to the Centre, and to the
strengthening of LGBTTIQ Community Relations
in the Windsor Essex Ontario Region. The Windsor
Pride Community Centre through his leadership has
recently celebrated its 5th Anniversary of operation
and is proud to be responsible for the development
of Gay Straight Alliances now in every public high
school within the Greater Essex County District
School Board. Bob continues to maintain his position
as a community leader as a Director on many
boards. He is a recipient of the Queens Jubilee
Medals for his contributions to the community. In addition, Bob has helped strengthen the trans*
spectrum group and the T-Party that meet regularly
at the Windsor Pride Communicability Centre.
Kit Wilson-Yang is the LGBTQ Youth Outreach
Worker for North Toronto. She occassionally delivers
trainings on working with trans people with Rainbow
Health Ontario. She was the outreach coordinator for
Courage in the Face of Hate: Violence Against Trans
Women. She lives in Toronto where she also writes,
plays music, and goes to school. She is a mixed
race trans woman of colour.
Dr. Vanita Lokanathan, MD, CCFP is a Family
Physician with 20 years of experience working coast
to coast from Newfoundland and Labrador to Haida
Gwaii, BC. She has extensive experience working in
rural and First Nations communities. Since moving to
Peterborough in 2008, she has included the primary
care of trans people as part of her practice, and now
manages the care of 150 gender variant people. Dr.
Lokanathan has spoken at the 2014 RHO conference,
the 2014 Ontario Family Physician ASA as well as
offering CME sessions for primary care providers and
specialists on cultural competence and primary care
management for trans people.
Rainbow Health Ontario 2016 Conference Planners
Rachel Gillooly and Associates, Minden, Ontario
Rachel Gillooly, Holly Fisher, Barb Lewis, John Schmidt