Meet our Training & Support Team
Meet The Team
The Safer Spaces team shares a passion for strengthening greater 2S-LGBTQ+ inclusion in our communities through educational opportunities and systematic change. Our experience and collective skill sets are as rich as they are diverse.
Dale Boyle
(He/Him)
Operations Director
Simcoe County & Muskoka Region
Hosted at Gilbert Centre
Dale Boyle started with the Safer Spaces program in its launch of 2015. Dale comes with a background in Business Administration, specializing in human resources, marketing, and leadership. Since 2010, Dale has been developing 2S-LGBTQ+ inclusion through facilitating youth groups, running student associations, sitting on a board of directors, and now working full time working with organizations to increase their inclusion.
Keegan
(He/They)
Program Coordinator
Simcoe County & Muskoka Region
Hosted at Gilbert Centre
Keegan is an alumnus of X University with a Bachelors in Social work and holds an Honors Diploma in Indigenous Community and Social Development from Georgian College. He has been active in his local communities since 2014 through grassroots event organizing, direct action, volunteer work and outreach.
Sara
(They/Them)
Program Coordinator
Greater Sudbury Region,
Hosted at Réseau ACCESS Network
Sara Runions identifies as a queer, bisexual, genderfluid, and nonbinary person. Sara has backgrounds in experimental psychology, education, and community engagement. In 2021 they joined the Safer Spaces program hosted under Réseau ACCESS Network. Their goals are to educate others on 2S-LGBTQIAP+ inclusion and to help businesses, organizations, and agencies build safer, more inclusive environments.
Meg
(She/They)
Program Coordinator
North Bay Region, Hosted at AIDS Committee of North Bay & Area
Meg Ramore comes with a background in community development, welcoming communities, and non-profit work. She previously worked in the settlement/immigration sector, creating programming to build safer and welcoming spaces for Newcomers to Canada. Meg has a passion for delivering content and facilitating discussions to support our shared process of unlearning and relearning. As a queer person who was raised in Northern Ontario, Meg is grateful to be working on a team creating safer spaces for 2S-LGBTQ+ folks in their community.
Dani
(She/They)
Safer Spaces Administrator
Hosted at the Gilbert Centre
Dani Chase joined the Safer Spaces team in January, 2024, and is fueled by neurocuriosity, compassion and a desire to facilitate more inclusive spaces for 2S-LGBTQ+ individuals and communities throughout the Simcoe Muskoka region and beyond.
Dani also volunteers with pflag Canada as the local Barrie-Simcoe County chapter lead and peer support facilitator, working with parents and caregivers of 2S-LGBTQ+ children and youth.
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