Galvanizing Equity is a company devoted to change making; to improving equity for women, girls and all underserved groups. Galvanizing Equity finds, generates and synthesizes evidence and translates it into practical, concrete advice, strategies, products, messages or programs to advance equity, reduce barriers to success and health, and create a fairer world.

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Lorraine Greaves is an inspiring speaker, a generator of creative ideas and a motivational force for progressive change in organizations and programs. She has worked, and made change, in academic, hospital, government, education and NGO sectors. Combining these experiences, she mixes critical analysis with pragmatism in order to help governments, organizations and groups make creative and lasting improvements in their work. Expert in understanding gender and equity, Lorraine believes all human endeavors can be improved, to increase their relevance and effectiveness. She has 12 books, 100+ articles and hundreds of technical reports and evaluations, has led over 400 projects and made over 600 speeches around the world. She is sought after to lead and make change on many difficult issues.

She has experience as:

Founding Director of the Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children; Founding Executive Director of the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health; Director, Women’s Health Research Initiative, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre; Senior Advisor, Policy and Surveillance, BC Women’s Hospital; Executive Director, Health System Strategy Division, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Province of Ontario; Lead on numerous consultations and evaluations for clients in Canada, UK, Europe, USA and Australia; Co-Founder and Past President, International Network of Women Against Tobacco; Board Member: Feminist History Society; Past Board Member: Developmental Disabilities Association, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Battered Women’s Advocacy Centre

Among the recognitions for her work are: Honorary Doctorate, University of Ottawa; Woman of Distinction, Vancouver YWCA; Augusta- Stowe Gullen Award; Ontario Achievement Award; Laura Jamieson Award; Global Leader in Women’s Health

Nancy Poole is expert at applying knowledge to practice in order to make key changes that benefit services, organizations, populations and systems. She is an energetic and motivational force, and catalyst of ideas. Shei s a leader in trauma informed practice, knowledge translation, and champion of sex, gender and cultural safety. She has facilitated a wide range of virtual collaborations, online research networks, virtual communities and web-based co-laboratories. She has worked in numerous governments, hospitals, and NGOs across several provinces in Canada and consulted widely in Australia. She is a leader in connecting communities and researchers using technology to shift paradigms of communication. Dedicated to motivating, connecting and creating new ways of learning and doing, Nancy is a maven of ideas and a respectful and supportive training agent.