Meet Our Team

Our Board

Meet Our Team

We are a group of passionate volunteers committed to ending the global persecution of members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Blaine Lambert

Co-President & Treasurer

Laurel Murray

Co-President & Secretary

Chad Wilkinson

Co-Founder / Director of Grants

David Salter

Director of Community Engagement

David Ford

Director of Corporate Fundrasing

Warley Silva

Communications Committee Head

Simone Chiang

Volunteer Committee Head

Namir Guiseppe Hallak

Co-Founder / Community Fundraiser

Ryan Plano

Grant Review Committee
Our Board

Meet Our Team

We are a group of passionate volunteers committed to ending the global persecution of members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Blaine Lambert

Treasurer

David Salter

Vice President

Chad Wilkinson

Co-Founder

Laurel Murray

Co-President & Secretary

Namir Guiseppe Hallak

Co-Founder / Director

David Ford

Board Member

Simone Chiang

Volunteer Coordinator

Warley Silva

Special Event Marketing

Misbah Sayyed

Social Media Manager

Ryan Plano

Grant Review

Warley Silva

Special Event Marketing

Misbah Sayyed

Social Media Manager
Why we volunteer

Our team shares their love of helping refugees

    – Warley Silva

    Special Event Marketing

    “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 2SLGBTQI+refugees and newcomers resettle in Canada.”

      – Flavia Silva

      Former Volunteer Coordinator

      “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 2SLGBTQI+ 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 2SLGBTQ+ refugees and newcomers to Canada.”

        – Isabella Bianchin

        Former Social Media Manager

        “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 2SLGBTQI+ 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 2SLGBTQI+ people at risk.”

          – Rashi Modi

          Former Social Media Manager

          “You learn and grow from your life experiences….. I have many friends from the 2SLGBTQI+ 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.”

            – Domminik Goodman

            Website Committee

            “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.”