Staff

Interim Manager of Communications she/her/hers Kait is a white settler based on the unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. As part of the West Coast LEAF team, she’s committed to exploring the ever-evolving Read More

Staff Lawyer she/her/hers Vicky is joining West Coast LEAF on a secondment from Rise Women’s Legal Centre. Since the beginning of her legal career, Vicky has supported folks experiencing gender-based violence in the areas of family and immigration law. Read More

Interim Manager of Community Outreach they/she/he Suyu is a Han Chinese settler with roots in Guangdong 广东 and Guizhou 贵州 provinces. They grew up Treaty 7 and Treaty 8 territories, and currently reside on the stolen lands of xwməθkwəy̓əm, Read More

she/her/hers Kate is excited to learn and work alongside diverse community members to develop West Coast LEAF’s 2022-2024 Gender Equality Report Card. Kate’s previous research work has included projects on housing, homelessness, racialization, and urban development; digital exclusion and Read More

she/her/hers Amy is a racialized settler who was born and raised on the lands of the Coast Salish peoples in so-called Surrey and currently resides on the unceded and stolen territories of the the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Read More

she/her/hers Chandrika joins West Coast LEAF for the fourth time to support the annual Equality Breakfast, this year as an Event Associate. She completed a BSc in Medical Science and Political Science, and recently spent a year at the Read More

she/her/hers Bety Tesfay is an Ethiopian-Canadian from Calgary, Alberta. She received her JD/MPP at the University of Calgary. Bety is passionate about racial justice, environmental justice, and gender equality. She would like to use her education and experience to Read More

she/her/hers Humera is a second-generation settler of South Asian origin. As a Staff Lawyer, Humera advocates for gender justice through legal cases and law reform efforts. Humera holds a law degree from McGill University. After law school, she clerked Read More