About me
Amelia (she/her) is a founder and Managing Director of Skipping Stone, a nationally recognized nonprofit which has supported over 10,000 Two-Spirit, trans and gender diverse youth, adults & families since their inception in 2018.
She has also previously held positions as the Director of Community Engagement at Calgary Pride and as the President of the Trans Equality Society of Alberta. Through these various roles, she has played an important role in the introduction and implementation of legislation recognizing the rights of trans and gender diverse individuals at all levels of government.
She is also a passionate educator for the promotion of trans inclusion and serves as a faculty member of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health equity and a perennial lecturer at the University of Calgary’s Cummings School of Medicine.
In recognition of her work, she has received the Outstanding Community Impact Award from University of Calgary Law School and was awarded the Grand Heart Award in 2018 in recognition of her significant contributions to advancing 2SLGBTQIA+ human rights in Alberta.