Meet the Team
Administrators
Angel (them/they)
Program Administrator/Sex Educator & In-house relationship and neurodivergent coaching
Angel (she/they) is one of the original founders of ASPECC and is the volunteer who runs the day-to-day tasks at ASPECC, as well as builds workshops, training modules and offers various presentations. They are Registered Clinical Counsellor in BC, and they hold the following certifications: Bachelors of Psychology via TRU, Peers Program Provider via UCLA, First responder to Sexual Assault via AASAS, Sex Educator via American College of Sexologists, Sex Coach via LoveologyU.
Stephen (He/They)
Website Administrator
Stephen (he/they) is a relatively new volunteer with the ASPECC community, he is the administrator for the ASPECC, YEGQYC and upcoming Pleasure Crew websites. He is a 2 spirit queer individual, extremely nerdy with a geeky streak. Strongly passionate about healthy shame-free sex education and promoting sex positive values through open communication. When they are not in front of the computer they can usually be found watching Dr. Who (or the like), hiking, camping or on an impromptu road trip.
Mark (T[he]y)
Toronto Outreach Team Lead
Dr. Mark Lipton (T[he]y) is a veteran 30+ years of sexual health and wellness educator; teaches some of this material at the University of Guelph where he is a full professor in the College of Arts teaching in its new Sexes & Genders program as well as collaborative specialization in Genders, Sexualities, Bodies. Lipton was a former Board Member of the Sexualities Studies Association of Canada, is a certified Sexual Health Educator, and brings over thirty years of practice to our organization. As an educator, Lipton also ensures all facilitators are trained according to evidence-based methods. Lipton’s experience and certification in this area help prepare, test, and design iterations of all educational materials . Lipton provides training, oversight, research, teacher training, edi experiences. . . This oversight also provides specialized training to all members of our team.
Violet (SHE/HER)
ASPECC FetLife Manager
Violet She/Her manages the ASPECC FetLife account, and Co-runs The Pleasure Crew
Ashden (She/Her/They/Them/He/Him)
Host
Ashden, (she/her) is a Bachelor of Science student with many passions, including insects, volunteering, education and botany. Ashden hosts the monthly Bi & Pan Social, as well as helping out with Taste of Kink when it’s running.