Victoria Stuart

She/her/hers - Member of the Board of Directors

Victoria brings an academic life sciences background (Ph.D., Biology) and computer programming expertise to her advocacy work. Her core skills include scholarship; critical thinking; leadership;, teamwork; mentoring and educational outreach).

Victoria transitioned (mtf) while conducting postdoctoral work in North Carolina, where she founded the Durham Gender Alliance, a transgender support group.

Victoria advocates for universal human rights/social justice and environmental health. She also serves as a volunteer board member for the Dignity Seniors Society (DSS), which is dedicated to affecting systemic change that creates culturally appropriate services for 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors across British Columbia.

A 2SLGBTQIA+ senior, Victoria fully supports SPNC/RFAC and its mission.

In her spare time, Victoria and her long-time partner, Carm, enjoy cooking, exercising, socializing, and listening to music.

Victoria lives and works on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples - the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.