Executive Director

Sobia Ali-Faisal, PhD

Sobia (she/her) is a Pakistani-Canadian woman who works from an anti-oppression, decolonial, and liberation psychology lens, incorporating an anti-patriarchal, Islamically spiritual worldview into her daily life. She holds a doctorate in Applied Social Psychology and post-doctoral training in public health, and taught in the Department of Psychology at UPEI before becoming ED at BIPOC USHR. Her research on Muslim sexual health has appeared in academic journals as well as Teen Vogue and Refinery29, and she is a regular voice on issues of race and racial justice in PEI media.

Community Navigator

Liz Kibenge

Forthcoming...

Community Navigator

King Kxndi

Artist. Political Scientist.Activist.

Circle Of Protection Facilitator (aka Board President)

Stephanie Arnold

Stephanie Arnold (she/they, settler) is a climate change and adaptation researcher, professional, and entrepreneur. She serves on a number of additional boards and councils, including the Provincial Anti-Racism Table, Rustico Ringette Board, and Gulf Shore Home & School. Stephanie approaches her various professional and volunteering roles as one integrated effort in contributing to a more anti-oppressive and anti-colonial province.

Circle of Protection Assistant Facilitator (aka Board VP)

Amirah Oyesegun

Amirah Oyesegun (they/them) is a Registered Dietitian and Researcher who is passionate about food justice and food sovereignty of Indigenous people's across the globe. Amirah strives to center the values of decolonization and the divine feminine in all their work. They remain a fierce community advocate/organizer on PEI