Sophie (elle/she/her) has over 20 years of experience in communication, youth outreach, public engagement and mediation, both in Belgium, where she is from, and across Canada. After investigating conflicts and crimes rooted in harmful patriarchal norms as a journalist, Sophie researched gender-based violence in Conflict Transformation and Gender studies. Trained in trauma-informed practices, she provides restorative justice and harm reduction services to marginalized populations and survivors of sexualized violence. A mother of teenagers in BC schools, Sophie is passionate about addressing intersections of violence and harassment through anti-oppressive and consent education. She is grateful to be part of the excellent team of staff and youth carrying Project Respect.
Annaléa has over 10 years of experience in program evaluation and youth participatory action research design, implementation and dissemination through her work at community-based research organizations in Alberta and BC, as well as trauma-informed practice working with youth and adults living with mental health issues and disabilities.
Maggie (she/her) has 4 years of experience in youth sexual health education and loves learning from and collaborating with youth to improve how we interact in our everyday relationships by talking about consent. She has an academic background in Human Sexuality and Public Health, working in community-based research advocacy with im/migrants to BC.
Nat (she/her) is a white queer Siberian settler. She is passionate about working with young people, with over 5 years’ experience working in schools and other local youth focused organizations as a teacher, education program coordinator, and program facilitator. She also enjoys spending time outside, making things (textile art in particular!), spending meaningful time with loved ones, cooking, and watching movies.
Laura (she/her) is originally from Venezuela and has been in Canada for the last 17 years. She has devoted the last 9 years in the non-profit sector both in BC and AB providing programming and services to individuals and general public on social issues such as sexualized violence, human trafficking, poverty, mental health, and immigrant/refugee services. Laura thrives in working collaboratively and is very proud of the hard work staff and youth put into making Project Respect possible.
Allison (she/her) has a background in childhood education, counselling and improvisational theatre. She has worked for several years in community management facilitating anti-oppressive change, and she is currently engaged as a counsellor with a focus on supporting the LGBTQ community.
Jelayna (she/her) has an academic background in gender studies and political science. She is passionate about community care and breaking down barriers, particularly in the areas of sexual health where she has years of experience and harm reduction where she continues to work.
Past Team Members
Project Respect has continually evolved and deepened its commitment to ending sexualized violence because of the valuable contributions of previous team members:
Scott Carlson, Tracey Proverbs, Alex Filippelli, Dean Mang-Wooley, quetzo herejk, Nishad Khanna, Yuka Kurokawa, Jenn Spilsted, Vince Terstappen, Whitney Archer, Tyler Mordan, Gordon O’connor, David Boffa, Billy Yu, Soumya Natarajan, Annie Banks, Paulina Hakkarainen, Susanna Guardado, Tuval Dinner, Jenny Matthews, Romina Miranda, Heidi Exner, Hannah Mang-Wooley, Alyx MacAdams, Anna McClean, Isaac Rosenberg, Kim Smith, Tanille Geib, Astri Jack, Elodie Button, Niko Mumford, Sarah Graham, Jonathan French, Imogen Barr, Elyse Kornhauser, Andres Montiel, Elicia Loiselle, Lisa Schnitzler, Amara MacFarlane, and many others!