Jennifer brings to QMUNITY her passion for human rights activism, an honours undergraduate degree in public policy (specialising in human rights policy), graduate work in legal studies and political science and a career path that has traversed the public, private and non-profit sectors.
She is committed to the enhancement and celebration of queer lives. As QMUNITY’s Executive Director Jennifer is responsible for carrying out the mission and mandate of the organisation through the direction of QMUNITY’s program, financial, facility, and human resources needs. She is the public relations spokesperson for QMUNITY and leads community development on behalf of the agency. She is responsible to the Board of Directors and works with them to develop funding opportunities and chart the future course of QMUNITY .
By empowering our community through the exchange of support and knowledge, Beau’s professional intent is to harness existing strengths, build new competencies and develop long-term capacity to further propel queer advancement. Responsible for ensuring QMUNITY’s mission and objectives are realized in the day-to-day programming of the organisation, Beau is also in charge of responding to the needs & expectations of funders, community members and allies at large.
After completing a double-major undergraduate degree in International Relations & French Beau worked with the national youth organisation, Katimavik, managing numerous youth service volunteer projects across the nation, from Fort Albany to Quesnel.
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Anne-Marie hails from Fredericton, NB and has lived in Vancouver since 2000. She holds an undergraduate degree in Classics and is currently working towards a certificate in Technical Writing. She has worked in a variety of fields, most recently in the legal environment, mainly government related and non-profit. Her extensive volunteer experience includes organising events and founding a lesbian social club.
As the QMUNITY Volunteer Coordinator, Anne-Marie works to find the right fit for both the volunteer and the organisation. She believes that volunteering should be a rewarding and enjoyable experience.
Tash has been called a pioneer in Vancouver’s queer youth services. As a youth, she helped with the development of the first funded programs for queer and trans youth in Greater Vancouver. She brings over ten years of experience in youth work and is currently working on a BA in Child Protection through the University of Victoria.
Tash facilitates the weekly Gab drop-ins, organizes activities and events with the Youth Advisory Committee, and provides one-to-one support and referrals. As well, she represents QMUNITY on the Transgender Health Program’s Advisory Group and is developing trans-awareness workshops for elementary and secondary students.
Adeline is always looking for new and creative ways to mash together her two passions in life - the arts and community development. She holds multiple degrees in Political Science, Women’s Studies, Writing and Film. Now she’s pursuing an education in the Counselling field. She has facilitated writing, literacy and filmmaking workshops for youth, and has been commissioned to produce films on anti-racism that are screened in classrooms throughout BC, AB and ON. She is also a writer, one-time-only centrefold model, and Editorial Board member of an independent magazine that is a youth connecting seniors publishing project. Her newest creative outlet is as a Youth Worker for QMUNITY Gab Youth. At Gab she provides advocacy and outreach to LGTBQ youth, co-facilitates weekly drop-ins, organises activities and events, provides one to one support and referrals, and is constantly learning from the amazing young people she connects with every day.
Arif was born in Bangladesh, raised in India and intellectually grew in Canada. Thus, he claims to be a fusion mixture of the east and the west, at home everywhere, out of place no where. Arif has an undergraduate degree in International Relations and Development Studies and did post-graduate work in Political Science (University of Windsor).
Before joining QMUNITY Arif was volunteering in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Arif strongly believes that people are people because of other people. This best speaks to common humanity, and also to our responsibility as human beings to each other. Arif believes in the crucial importance of relationships, of the human interactions and particularly of the reality that not only our human issues are interconnected but that our life cannot evolve outside of each other. The only odd thing about Arif is that he hates butter chicken (Canada’s national East Indian food) and loves curried spinach.
Lyndon has over twenty years experience working with community and non-profit organisations in a variety of administrative, program and management roles and is pleased to bring his experience to the Executive Assistant position at QMUNITY. Since moving to Vancouver from Saskatchewan in the 1990s he has worked provincially and nationally for the Canadian Federation of Students and locally for two college students’ unions, the Downtown Eastside Residents’ Association, AIDS Vancouver and the Health Sciences Association of BC. As a professional singer and double bassist Lyndon has performed with several choirs, musical theatre ensembles and regional symphony orchestras throughout BC. He is currently active as President of the Board of Solo Collective Theatre and sits on the Vancouver Theatre Cares committee.
