About Us
Photo by Rachel Penny
OWNER, CONSULTANT
Holly Reid OT, PhD candidate
Holly (they/them) takes a multipronged approach to this work, informed by their background in occupational therapy, experiential knowledge and research endeavors. Holly engages in community-driven research that meets community where they are at, draws on existing strengths and resources, and counters the tendency for institutional research to be top-down and deficit-focused. As a consultant, Holly approaches challenging, conflict-filled situations and system-level barriers with humility, compassion and respect. Everyone comes to conversations about equity, diversity and inclusion with their own perspectives, experiences and knowledge. The pressure on workplaces, businesses and organizations to show up for 2SLGBTQ+ populations has never been higher - and neither have the stakes. Holly’s nuanced approach is a strength they draw on in all their work.
Outside of work and research, Holly spends time mountain biking through lush West Coast forests, hiking into the woods, gardening and sharing laughs and meals with their friends and family. They currently live near their family on the lands of the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples in the community they grew up in.
Photo by Christopher Sanford Beck
CONSULTANT
Kirby Way
Kirby (he/him) strives to approach his work with an accessible, anti-oppressive, and strength-based lens. As a queer transmasculine person, Kirby celebrates using his lived experience to facilitate connections with- and provide education to- individuals and organizations aspiring to strengthen their allyship with the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
As an Occupational Therapist, Kirby enjoys working alongside individuals with experiences of brain injury, mental health, and/or substance use to support participation in meaningful activities. Kirby is passionate about justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in healthcare spaces and beyond, with experience in research, academic, and community-based advocacy initiatives to foster safer spaces for the queer and trans community.
Kirby lives with his partner on the unceded and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, colonially known as Vancouver BC. Outside of his work, Kirby enjoys rollerblading around Vancouver’s seawall, cross-stitching, and listening to sea shanties.