Description
Debbie Opoku-Mulder is passionate about equipping individuals and groups with the tools and resources needed to educate and motivate themselves to be innovative and creative. Her work is guided by an anti-oppressive, healing-focused, trauma-informed and anti-Black racism lens.
Debbie holds a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology. She is a registered psychotherapist, speaker, and mental health advocate, recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Black Women to Watch 2022 by CIBWE. Currently, Debbie is the manager of the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Centre at Georgian College. As a therapist for thirteen years, Debbie works to erase the stigma associated with mental health and give people the tools they need to share their story and recognize that they are not alone on this journey. She brings her diverse and unique perspective to every audience.
Dr. Claudine Cousins is the Chief Executive Officer of Empower Simcoe, a human services organization in the broader health sector, and part-time professor in the School of Business at Georgian College. Dr. Cousins have over twenty-five years of leadership experience with various Ministries within the Ontario Public Service and the not-for-profit and profit sectors, including banking and investment. She has expertise in operations, governance, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI), and human resources leadership lens within unionized and non-unionized organizations.
Dr. Michelle Quaye is a medical doctor and trainee in public health and preventive medicine. She is a public health physician with Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. She is a practicing family physician who provides primary and sexual health care services. Her public health and preventive medicine training at Queen’s University included work with the World Health Organization and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health.
Dr. Quaye is a passionate advocate for community engagement and for diversity, equity, and inclusion. She received her medical degree from Western University and holds a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University and a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
