Shad 2019 alum Solana Vellani-Husein (they/them) highlights the importance of community consultation in both advocacy and research on gender-affirming care.
A hospital stay changed everything for Victoria. A sports injury became the spark for a mission to bring Indigenous knowledge into Canadian healthcare.
Born in Dalian, raised in Montreal, fluent in 3 languages, Chloe grew up between worlds. At Shad, she discovered the words for what that has always made her.
Madison Zanette’s Shad experience helped shape her confidence and curiosity, leading her to earn a prestigious $15,000 scholarship at McMaster University.