Mabe Kyle
Position: Coordinator & Facilitator 
Maker of poetry, pottery, and photography who loves being creative.
Adventurer who calls many places home across borderlines.
Builder of communities who enjoys being active.
Embracing friends, family, and their neurodivergent mind.
Keener for desserts served at every meal with the sweetest tooth you may find.
Yearning for disability justice and liberation for the collective.
Learning how to express gratitude and be kind.
Embodying a life without binaries who is very introspective.
Blake Quinlan
Position: Coordinator & Facilitator
Blake Wava Quinlan (they/xe) , is an agender queer from Muskoka Ontario. As a 16 y/o highschool student they are quite familiar with many issues rural 2SLGBTQIA+ youth face. In xir free time Blake loves to cook, make art, and play way too much Stardew valley.
Rachel Thorburn
Position: Coordinator & Facilitator
Rachel (she/they) is a 25-year-old queer woman currently finishing a master’s degree in School and Clinical Child Psychology at the University of Toronto. In addition to working on the ROCQY team, Rachel is a facilitator at Open Closet, a social support for LGBTQ2S youth in London, Ontario. When not at work or school, Rachel enjoys baking, hiking, writing, and befriending the neighbourhood dogs.
Nathan King
Position: Coordinator & Facilitator
Manny Vazquez
Position: Executive Member
Manny Vazquez (He/Him) is a 29-year-old latinx queer man living in Haldimand County, Ontario. He immigrated to Canada from the United States as a young adult and now works in the field of environmental education helping other newcomers excel in the sustainability sector. In his free time he enjoys games, gardening, and spending time with friends.
Bethany Edelgard
Position: Graphic Designer, Web Designer
Talented trans comic artist and writer who immigrated from Barbados to Canada.
Resident of Sudbury, Ontario.
Website: https://bethaniaarts.com/
How to be a member?
Interested in joining our team? Contact us at rocqyteam@gmail.com