Gordon Thane is currently a Program Coordinator at a Health Unit in Ontario, Canada, focusing on creating community mental health and suicide prevention strategies. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors at St. Leonard’s Community Services – London and Region, where he provides his public health expertise to enhance programs, policy, and decision-making.  He has worked with the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases on several research and knowledge translation projects to support national antimicrobial stewardship programs. Gordon has been interviewed by various Canadian media networks, such as CTV News National, CTV News Toronto, and CityNews Toronto, to raise awareness about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Black communities. He was recently a recipient of Health Promotion Ontario’s 2021 Lori Chow Memorial Award.

Leshawn Benedict is the Founder of Public Health Insight, a public health organization committed to leading and innovating modern solutions to support evidence-informed public health communication, education, and knowledge translation. Public Health Insight reaches audiences in over 180 countries across over 4500 cities. Leshawn serves as a member of the Board of Directors at one of the province's most established and comprehensive community health organizations, Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities.

Leshawn received his Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, majoring in Biochemistry and Biology, and completed his Master of Public Health and Master of Science (Global Health Management) degrees at Western University and McMaster University. He is also a dual-certified Project Management and Digital Marketing Professional.