Our Team

Being a grassroots organization means we’re run by and for the communities we serve. It’s important for us to be comprised of community members so we can better connect with the issues face by queer and trans folks on a local level. Each of our staff members come from distinct backgrounds and experiences, and bring their lived experiences to the work they do.

Check out each of our staff members below for more about who they are and how to contact them!

Lea (she/her)

Executive Director

Lea DuCoeur (she/her) is our Executive Director. She is focused on overseeing finances, staff co-ordination, and daily operations, while also transforming QTHC into a strong and enduring organization that will continue to help Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQ+ community experience positive health and well-being for years to come.

Finn (he/they)

Research and Evaluation Manager

Finn is a queer, trans masculine, and chronically ill member of our team. They manage QTHC’s research initiatives and partnerships, including the National 2S/LGBTQIA+ Substance Use Study and the Investigaytors program.

QC (he/him, they/them)Community Health Leadership Programs CoordinatorQC is a queer and non-binary first-generation migrant. They have experience working with queer and trans community organizations, and currently run the Do You Mind? and Pivot programs to build our community’s capacity to address health issues.

QC (he/him, they/them)

Community Health Manager

QC is a queer and non-binary first-generation migrant. They have experience working with queer and trans community organizations, and currently run the Totally Outright, Queering the Compass, and Pivot programs to build our community’s capacity to address health issues.

 

Douglas Rusk (he/him, they/them)

Harm Reduction Co-Manager

Douglas is a white, cis-gender, gay man working as one of our Peer Outreach Workers. As Harm Reduction Co-Manager, Douglas provides holistic care to community members seeking support that attends to the specific needs of 2SLGBTQIA+ folks.

Kayla Halliday (she/her)

Harm Reduction Co-Manager

Kayla is a biracial and bisexual Black woman working as Harm Reduction Co-Manager. In this role, she is one of the first points of contact for community members who reach out to the QTHC.

Steven (he/him)

Peer Outreach Lead

Steven is a gay man and peer outreach lead with the Peer N Peer program. He carries with him lived experience of substance use and sex work, which he uses to guide his work with compassion and empathy. Steven is passionate about 2SLGBTQ+ health.

 

Max (all pronouns)

Community Health Leadership Programs Coordinator

Max is a disabled, queer, & trans artist, educator, and caregiver. In their role as the Community Health Leadership Programs Coordinator, they run the Pivot and Totally Outright programs.

Sammy Lowe (he/him)

Investigaytors Coordinator

 

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The QTHC is based in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) within Treaty 6 territory, a traditional meeting ground and home of the Nêhiyaw (Cree), Denesuliné (Dene), Nahkawininiwak (Saulteaux), Niitsítapi (Blackfoot), and Îyârhe Nakoda (Nakota Sioux), as well as nations not represented by the treaty, and is located in Districts 9 and 10 of the Métis Nation of Alberta. We commit to engaging in an ongoing process of decolonization, and will strive to conduct our work in an anti-oppressive and anti-racist way, working towards equity, empowerment, and inclusion for all Two Spirit, queer, trans, and non-binary people.