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Meet Our Team
We are a group of passionate volunteers committed to ending the global persecution of members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Meet Our Team
We are a group of passionate volunteers committed to ending the global persecution of members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Chad Wilkinson
Co-Founder
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Blaine Lambert
Treasurer
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David Salter
Chair
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Laurel Murray
Secretary
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Simone Chiang
Volunteer Coordinator
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Namir Guiseppe Hallak
Co-Founder / Director
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Warley Silva
Special Event Marketing
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David Ford
Board Member
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Mahfuza Akter
Website Manager
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Misbah Sayyed
Social Media Manager
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Ryan Plano
Grant Review
Daniel Guedes
Board Member
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Why we volunteer
Our team shares their love of helping refugees
“It’s been such a pleasure to donate my skills to this incredible organization alongside the talented Social Media team. I am deeply honoured to help LGBTQ+refugees and newcomers resettle in Canada.”
– Warley Silva
Special Event Marketing
“As a queer person myself, I always had a passion to give back to my community. Being part of the RFOH Social Media team has been an opportunity to do so. RFOH vision of making the world a safer space for the LGBTQ+ community is in alignment with my own. Therefore, I feel grateful for the opportunity to volunteer in a place where we can support a safer migration of LGBTQ+ refugees and newcomers to Canada.”
– Flavia Silva
Volunteer Coordinator
“I volunteer because it is only by luck I have the ability to live in a safe country that allows me to be who I am. With this comes a great deal of privilege and responsibility.
Learning about the disproportionate struggle and violence members of the LGBTQ+ face has been eye-opening. No matter their gender identity, everyone deserves a chance to feel safe and to thrive in their communities.
This is why I volunteer with RFoH, in hopes of making a positive impact in the lives of LGBTQ+ people at risk.”
– Isabella Bianchin
Social Media Manager
“You learn and grow from your life experiences…..
I have many friends from the LGBTQ community, and I adore the bond I share with them. They give me strength, the strength to speak for yourself and achieve what you want.”
– Rashi Modi
Social Media Manager
“I want to help out and contribute to communities that are important to me. I believe it is unfair that some of us don’t have the same rights as others purely on the basis of gender identity. I know that RFOH strives to foster equality and I am very grateful I get to volunteer with them.”
– Domminik Goodman
Website Committee