current leaders
Queenie RABANES
(Q for short)
Campus Co-Director
Pronouns:
Her/She like the chocolate bar
Major:
Environmental studies
Home:
Abbotsford, BC.
Fav Coffee:
Add some sugar, vanilla, or caramel and I’m all set.
What do you most love about One TWU?
The immense love and support the members share with one another no matter where we are in our journey is
my favourite thing about One TWU. The space we’ve created leaves room for people to grow, which is something I’ve experienced and something I’ve witnessed time and time again thanks to One TWU.
Carter sawatzky
Campus Co-Director
Pronouns:
They/Them
Major:
English and Gender Studies
Home:
Abbotsford, BC.
Fav Coffee:
Oat Flat White (if there’s latte art, even better)
What do you most love about One TWU?
So many things. The opportunities to raise consciousness. The strong friendships and mutual support. The space to process and share our stories. A place to shine.
Rose Holmes
alumni coordinator
Pronouns:
She/Her
Major:
Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Home:
North Vancouver
Fav Coffee:
Chocolate milk. A good breve (if you know you know)
What do you most love about One TWU?
It’s an authentic and welcoming community. It can be summed up in the wise words of the renowned philosopher Jonathan Van Ness, “I’m a big proponent of all love winning and love just being fab.”
Dr. Robynne Rogers Healey
Faculty Mentor
Pronouns:
She/Her
Major:
My PhD is in History. I specialize in Quaker studies with a focus on gender and peace studies.
Home:
A small farm in Columbia Valley, BC.
Fav Coffee:
Americano, black (Carter says that makes me a “Mike”)
What do you most love about One TWU?
Possibility, hospitality, hope. As American poet laureate Amanda Gorman says, “There is always light if only we are brave enough to see it. There's always light if only we're brave enough to be it."
Matthew Wigmore
(Fairy Godmother)
co-founder, managing director
Pronouns:
He/Him
Major:
BA In Theatre, Minor Gender Studies (TWU 2016), MSc in Gender, Policy and Inequalities (London School of Economics, 2017)
Home:
Many places. Currently, Vancouver Island..
Fav Coffee:
A Double Double (shocking, I know...)
What do you most love about One TWU?
My hope for the church is that we can put community first, and put politics behind us. It's extremely discouraging to see some church leaders STILL believe it's their part to choose who sits at the table or not. I LOVE One TWU because it's an ever-growing table and it provides a space for TWU community members who might otherwise never have met an LGBTQIA2S+ person. I also love the people. So many of my "people" are because of One TWU. I guess that's multiple things...