Sande retired in 2018 from her position as a Medical Officer of Health serving the population of the Winnipeg Health Region. She has a passion for public health and throughout her career she has worked in a variety of areas.

Nicole Herpai is pursuing a PhD in Community Health Sciences while working as a research assistant. She applies a feminist political economy lens to examine how broader social, political and economic factors shape public health issues and what can be done about it.

Clive’s 40 year career in the private, public and not-for-profit sector has primarily been in the areas of community development and finance. He was a CPA for 29 years and the Director of the City of Winnipeg’s Community Services Department for over a decade.

Lea has a Master of Nursing Degree from the University of Manitoba. Using Western and Indigenous ways of knowing, Lea’s focus is on improving the health and well being of Indigenous peoples.

Deb is an Associate Professor in Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. Her work is primarily in the area of marginalized people’s experiences within the healthcare system, focussing in particular on 2SLGBTQ+ communities and fat women and/or women who have been designated as “obese.”

Deborah Chan is a registered nurse and recent graduate from McGill’s Master of Science in Public Health. Born and raised in Winnipeg, her experiences as an emergency room nurse sparked an interest in public health and her research background ignited a passion for using data ethically to advocate for system-level changes. She is passionate about social justice and health equity.

Tara Campbell holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science in Public Health.  Being born and raised in Winnipeg, Tara is committed to Manitoba and working alongside its diverse population to address the social determinants of health utilizing community-led solutions.

Uyiosa has a master’s in public health, Peacebuilding and Collaborative Development, and business administration. She has passionately worked in the public health sector for over twenty years. She majorly worked with women and kids and is an advocate for building the health of a community.

Alycia holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and is currently a Master of Social Work student, at the University of Manitoba. Murdock’s community is Fisher River Cree Nation. Her focus is incorporating Indigenous ways of healing within the healthcare system, mental health, and promoting social justice within rural and First Nation communities.

Dr. Zeeshan Qadar is an Implementation Scientist/Knowledge Translation Specialist in Infectious Diseases Public Health with more than a decade experience. He has published over a dozen articles on various topics in public health, and evidence-based medicine. He has been a Winnipegger for more than a decade and loves fishing and hiking.

Julianne Sanguins is the Research Program Manager in the Health & Wellness Department at the Manitoba Métis Federation.  Julianne is an RN and holds a PhD (Nursing). Having spent many years of her life in small towns and remote communities, she is especially interested in issues of equity, access, and the impact of the environment impact on people’s lives.

Joanna a Chinese settler who holds a Masters of Public Health from the University of Waterloo and is trained as a registered dietitian. She envisions a future where equity deserving groups achieve social liberation through anti-racist and anti-oppressive systems change.

Geoffrey Thompson is an occupational health nurse and has worked the past 20 years at the intersection of cross-cultural health, community development and organizational change management. He specializes in promoting positive workplace mental health through joint worker and management training focused on how to identify and control on-the-job psychosocial hazards.