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Dr. Shobha Ramsubir

Senior Manager, Business Development & Research | Ontario Genomics

Biotechnology, Regenerative medicine, Genomics, Gene therapy, Biomedical research

Dr. Ann-Louise Howard

Assistant Professor | Concordia University

women in engineering; suffering at work; organizational dynamics; microaggressions; gendered dynamics at work

Dr. Lesley Tarasoff

Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of Toronto Scarborough

Research on the reproductive health and health care experiences of women with disabilities and sexual minority women

Lindsay Coome

PhD Candidate, Department of Psychology | University of Toronto

Lindsay is a PhD student in Psychology at the University of Toronto. Her thesis investigates the biological basis of sexual orientation.

Tracy Schmitt

Corporate Consultant | UnstoppableTracy Inc.

business, organizational development, leadership development, facilitation, job mentoring, redevelopment, women in leadership, women in business leadership, diversity and inclusion, accessibility, psychological and intellectual impairment and police, accessible transportation