EQU Consulting

GBA+ and intersectionally informed EDIB Consulting

Using a GBA+ and intersectional feminist-informed framework, EQU explores and evolves team and leadership conversations, centring context and place to better understand why diverse voices and inclusive opportunities are essential to equitable, healthy communities. ... Lisa Trefzger Clarke (she/they) provides GBA+ and intersectional feminist leadership at EQU. Former Executive Director of the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre, a WAGE project-funded organization, she is now a Ph.D. student at Trent University in Canadian Studies, specializing in gender, social justice and education. Lisa is a queer mother and first-generation settler from German/German-Jewish ancestry. With over 20 years of experience in anti-violence work, she focuses consultant work on non-profit research, policy, communications, education, intersectional feminism and community development. Her research interests include violence against women, gender-based violence, developmental disabilities, public education, decolonization, 2SLGBTQIA+ health care, and youth engagement and empowerment. ... Rachael Nicholls, PhD (she/her) is a queer settler specializing in Educational Leadership and Policy through her research centred in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging for 2SLGBTQIA+ students in rural school boards. She also has extensive experience working with gender and sexual minority youth, racialized youth, boys’ education and Indigenous student mentorship and support.