“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
– Helen Keller
At Sex[M]ed we work towards creating a non-hierarchal structure that best utilizes peoples skills and strengths. We are organized into several teams to ensure we are advancing our mission from as many sides as possible.
Jillian Schneidman (she/her)
FounderJillian is a medical student at McGill University and a masters candidate in Medical Anthropology at the University of Oxford. After years of being immersed within the healthcare system, she was frustrated, saddened, and dissatisfied by the lack of sexual health education provided to healthcare professionals – it was simply not good enough. Instead of waiting for a change to happen, she decided to take matters into her own hands and Sex[M]ed was born.
Francis Day (he/him)
BookkeeperFrank is an M.Sc. Speech-Language Pathology student at Dalhousie University. His experience as a marginalized person within the healthcare system has fuelled his passion for comprehensive sex education, and inclusive healthcare. He joined the Sex[M]ed team to help educate the general public and encourage people to talk about sexual health with an intersectional perspective.
Jordie Hoffman (they/them)
Content DeveloperJordie is an undergraduate anthropology student at the University of Calgary. Their studies in medical anthropology fuelled their interest in viewing and understanding sexual health through a cultural relativist lens. They joined the Sex[M]ed team to facilitate a safe space for individuals of all cultural backgrounds to find resources and education relevant and respectful to their belief systems.
Deanna Cheng (she/her)
Content DeveloperDeanna is a Development Writer based in Toronto. Having worked in healthcare advancement for many years, she found sexual health content to be lacking in funding, care, research--and in medical conversation in general. She is joining Sex[M]ed to broaden awareness of sexual health and to open more opportunities for dialogue about sex in more accessible and inclusive ways.
Winnie Lin (she/her)
Content IllustratorWinnie graduated from McGill University with a BA in Psychology and is passionate about art and health. She aspires to become a medical illustrator and a visual communicator that makes information more accessible and inclusive. She joined Sex[M]ed in hopes of supporting comfortable conversations around sexual health in safe spaces.
Alicia Fortier (she/her)
Social MediaAlicia is currently majoring in Interdisciplinary Sexuality Studies at Concordia University. She also finished a Certificate in Sexual Health at Laval University. She believes that a healthy sexual life is a human fundamental right no matter your gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation. She joined Sex[M]ed in the hopes of improving people’s sexual health and their experiences with healthcare services.
Camille Zeitouni (she/her)
Co-Founder, AdvocacyCamille is a medical student at the University of Ottawa with an undergraduate degree in Physiology from McGill University. Her interests in sexual health arose from personal experiences with the healthcare system where she realized that sexual health is too often left out of the conversation. She joined Sex[M]ed to help put sexual health topics back into the healthcare dialogue – where they should be!
Beck Barnshaw (any/all)
AdvocacyBeck is a recent M.Sc. graduate from the McMaster biochemistry and biomedical science program. They are dedicated to social justice, and focus on supporting the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Beck has experience in the non-profit sector; working with 2SLGBTQ+ youth across Ontario as part of a helpline, and as a board member for a Trans-advocacy nonprofit that provides support services for Trans folks across Canada. They would like to see 2SLGTBQ+ sexual health be engrained in Canadian healthcare education, and are excited to be part of the change with Sex[M]ed.
Gabrielle Trepanier (she/her)
French DevelopmentGabrielle is an undergraduate health sciences student at McMaster University, with experience in menstrual equity activism. She believes that everyone is deserving of accessible and inclusive reproductive healthcare, and she champions equitable health outcomes for all. Gabrielle joined Sex[M]ed to amplify marginalized voices who are often ignored in healthcare spaces and facilitate safe conversations around sexual health. She also seeks to improve access to sexual health resources for the francophone community in Canada.
Étienne Maes (he/him)
PublicationsÉtienne is an MD-PhD student at McGill University, with a BSc in Behavioural Neuroscience from Concordia University. After noticing that healthcare professionals are often unequipped when it comes to sexual health issues, he became passionate about promoting comprehensive health education. He joined Sex[M]ed to help amplify the voices of those whose experiences and needs are too often left out of medical education, all to create safer and more inclusive medical practices.
Miles Llewellyn (they/them)
General EditorMiles is a medical student at Memorial University of Newfoundland and holds an undergraduate honours degree in Kinesiology from StFX University. One of their goals is to transform medical education by integrating queerness into the curriculum and for it to be considered an integral part of all healthcare. They joined Sex[M]ed to improve healthcare professionals' knowledge and understanding with respect to sexual health.
Lydia Collins (she/her)
Casual EditorLydia is an Author, Educator, and Creator with over 5 years of experience working in HIV prevention and consent education specifically for African, Caribbean and Black communities in Canada. She has published 3 chapbooks of poetry between 2019-2021, and produced a collaborative video project Joy Is Our Birthright with UNILEARNAL. Lydia is currently the Learning & Development Specialist at the African and Caribbean Council on HIV/AIDS in Ontario. Her unwavering love for writing and community health are what keep her committed to amplifying the most marginalized voices through her work.
Danielle LeBlanc (she/her)
Casual EditorDanielle is a Registered Nurse who lives in Nova Scotia, with a BScN from Dalhousie University. She works primarily in sexual health, including clinical abortion care, contraception, STI screening, and education. She co-developed and co-facilitates an interprofessional health education course about abortion to undergraduate health profession students at Dalhousie University. She joined Sex[M]ed because she has a passion for teaching about sexual health and believes that knowledge about how our bodies work is empowering for all.
