Board of Directors

Andrew Barker has been involved in the fields of gay men’s health and community-based research since 1996. He coordinated the Gay Men’s Health Program at AIDS Vancouver from 1996-2001 where he helped launch the Boys R Us program for male sex trade workers. Andrew is a past board member of YouthCO AIDS Society and worked on several community based research projects including the Gay Men’s Action Plan (GMAP), the Three Cities Project, the Sex Now Survey, and Totally Outright. He has also worked as a facilitator and strategic planner for non-profit organizations. Andrew currently runs an interior and landscape design studio where he works with a mix of non-profit, residential and commercial clients.

Moffatt Clarke has had a long career funding community-based health promotion programming throughout BC, focused on gay men and others whose health is vulnerable, especially to HIV infection. Originally from Toronto, Moffatt got an early education in queer liberation while coordinating Gays and Lesbians at U of T during the notorious Body Politic trials and Toronto bath raids. Having a special interest in Latin America, he worked for a brief time with Brazil’s first national HIV/AIDS NGO, ABIA, in Rio de Janeiro. A long time resident of Vancouver’s West End, Moffatt is now happily retired.

Ben Chen is a medical student at UBC. He has worked extensively in gay men's health through various projects with HIM and YouthCO. He's also involved in community projects dedicated to empowering elderly populations living in poverty and at-risk youth.

Dr. Rod Knight is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at UBC and a Research Scientist at the BC Centre on Substance Use. His research focuses on interventions addressing health inequities experienced by LGBTQ and other populations. He is supported by a Scholar Award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.

Dr. Todd Sakakibara is a family physician working at Three Bridges Community Health Centre in Vancouver. He provides care to vulnerable populations including those dealing with poverty, mental health, addictions, HIV, and the LGTB communities. Prior to medicine he was involved with YouthCO AIDS Society where the importance of ties to the community was ingrained. He also is a Clinical Assistant Professor at UBC where he teaches medical undergraduate and resident students in the areas of health equity.

You can contact the Board of Directors at [email protected].

Asya Gunduz, Chair

Asya Gunduz (she-her) is a community incubator, trans activist and researcher who has an M.A in Gender Studies at the University of Gothenborg. Currently working as policy lead on trans and gender diverse HIV prevention at the Ontario HIV Treatment Network, she has had more than 6 years of experience in front-line and administerial roles at sexual health clinics, peer-to-peer navigation programs and NGOs in Turkey, Sweden and Canada. She is one of the initiators of LubunTO, a recently fledging community for LGBTI+ people from Turkey living in Toronto. She is co-chair of Trans Women and Gender Diverse People HIV/STBBI Research Initiative (TWIRI) as well as co-Vice chair at the Board of Maggie's Toronto, sex worker justice organization. Her intersectional endeavors are rooted in anti-colonialism, refugee advocacy and GIPA/MEPA.

Jamiey Kelly, Vice-Chair

Jamiey Kelly (any pronouns) is a queer HR and nonprofit governance professional based in Montréal/Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang. A member of l'Ordre professionnel des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés (CRHA), and with over a decade of experience in HR leadership, organizational development, and equity-driven community work, they have supported organizations across the charitable sector in philanthropy, food justice, community engagement. Jamiey brings expertise in people strategy, governance, conflict resolution, and advancing inclusive, values-aligned workplace cultures.

Hannah Crouse, Treasurer

Hannah Crouse (she/they) is a Sociology PhD student at Carleton University, living in what is colonially known as Ottawa, Ontario. As a doctoral student, researcher, and previous 2S/LGBTQ+ Health Hub Fellow, their academic work attends to 2S/LGBTQ+ aging, dementia, care, and grief. Hannah is also involved in a variety of grassroots organizing initiatives that focus on helping older adults aging in place, combatting food insecurity, and efforts towards prison abolition.

Devaiya Corbett, Secretary

Devaiya (he/they) is a professional coach, project manager, and change management specialist based in Lekwungen Territory (Victoria, BC). As a queer, Two-Spirit Métis/Cree, and neurodiverse individual, he is a catalyst and change-maker at heart. Whether it be on a board, in his personal business, or in his career, Devaiya is a little bit witchy, highly strategic, and fully committed to helping organizations and small businesses succeed. He is grateful to be a part of CBRC's board of directors and looks forward to contributing to the growth and evolution of this organization.

Lucas Corbin

Lucas (they/them) is a Sturgeon Clan Anishinaabe-mixed settler, living in what is currently known as Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently working as the 2SLGBTQIA+ Capacity Building Liaison at Sunshine House in partnership with Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre to directly support community members with systems navigation and provide 2SLGBTQIA+ education and support to community organisations. They are a self-taught Two Spirit, Indigiqueer, and trans artist that holds harm reduction and sex positive values as central to their living and learning journey. They also actively engage in community-care and traditional wellness practices throughout urban, rural, and remote communities by way of ceremony and knowledge sharing to raise awareness around Two-Spirit and Indigiqueers experiences.

Elody Croullebois

Elody Croullebois (she/they) brings a background in communications across public health, social justice, and community-based organizations in France and Canada. She previously worked in HIV prevention in Paris, and in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, focusing on advocacy, harm reduction, poverty reduction, and women’s rights. She holds a Masters in Communications and Marketing from France. Her work centres on supporting community organizations, researchers, and activists in sharing knowledge and strengthening public trust especially in contexts shaped by violence, inequity, and public health emergencies.

Debra Kriger

Dr. Debra Kriger (she/her) is a proud mom of two. A methodologist, critical public health scientist, and physical cultural studies researcher, she spends much of her energy in operationalizing more equitable health, education, sport, and movement spaces. Her evolving learning through raising children has rooted deep interest in 2S/LGBTQ+ family planning, reproductive care, postpartum health, parenting, and in the people and organizations doing work in these areas. Debra takes a relational approach to all she does, and brings experience and skill in facilitating institutional change, project management, and conflict resolution.

Quinta Seon

Quinta Seon is a new grad postdoctoral researcher and community member. Both her professional and grassroots commitments centre identifying opportunities for furthering equity in mental health, racialized and 2S/LGBTQIA+ contexts. She earned her PhD in mental health from McGill University on traditional territories of Kanien’kehà in Tiotiah’ke. Her research has been published in leading journals including Nature Mental Health and The Lancet Regional Health – Americas, and supported by competitive awards such as the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS) doctoral fellowship.

Mac Stewart

Mac Stewart (he/him) is the research coordinator for the RISE Centre for Queer and Trans Health Research at the University of Toronto. Originally from Lloydminster Alberta/Saskatchewan, he moved to Toronto to complete his B.A and M.A in English and Sexual Diversity Studies from the University of Toronto. His primary research interest is examining how trans, Two-Spirit, and non-binary people advocate for themselves within health systems. He is also the coordinator of the "Learning from Mpox" study, dedicated to understanding the public health concerns of gay, bisexual, trans, queer and other men who have sex with men (GBTQM) surrounding mpox, which was declared a global emergency in July 2022. Mac has been involved in GBTQM health research for over a decade, starting with the first cohort of the Ontario Investigaytors, as well as numerous volunteer positions at the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT).

Dr. JJ Wright

Dr. JJ Wright (she/they) is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at MacEwan University on Treaty 6 territory in ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan) in Edmonton. She earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Social Justice Education at the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and held a postdoctoral fellowship at McGill University in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education. Dr. Wright is a community-engaged researcher who works with regional, provincial, and national organizations to address gender-based violence and other issues impacting 2SLGBTQ+ communities through anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and community-responsive education and policy. Their present research uses participatory visual arts-based methodologies to examine queer and trans joy as methods of imagining alternative futures that are less hateful and violent and more just, sustainable, and caring.