
Robyn Hodgson
President
Robyn (she/her) is an RN in London, Ontario. Her early career was diversified, with 20 years focused on rural health, emergency and critical care. She has been focused on transgender care since 2017, focusing on barriers to access, improving provider education, and increasing trans representation in this field. Having started first in a position with Rainbow Health Ontario, she returned to her childhood home of London, where she has found healing and purpose in providing access to the kind and quality of care she could not find in her youth. She continues to advocate provincially and federally for safe, competent and timely access to what is seldom acknowledged, but well-documented as, lifesaving care.

Jake Farr
Treasurer
Jake (he/they) is a community leader, educator, advocate, and registered clinical social worker (Ontario), with an MSW specializing in addictions and 2SLGBTQI health. Prior to becoming a full time social worker, Jake earned a BS in Business Admin and worked as a business executive. Jake works to advocate for trans healthcare as chair of the Canadian Medical Association’s patient voice. You can find out more about Jake at www.authenticselfcs.com.

Noah Adams
Member at Large (Standing for President)
Noah (he/him) lives and works in Toronto and the traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, Anishnabeg, Chippewa, Haudenosaunne, and Wendat peoples. He is a researcher, advocate, and student at the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, where he is completing a PhD in Adult Education and Community Development. His research interests lie in transgender health and community development, in particular regarding autism. More about his work can be found at www.noahjadams.com.
Françoise Susset
Member at Large (Standing for Board)
Françoise Susset, Psy.D. (she/her) co-founded the Institute for Trans Health, which she has directed since 2011. She is a trauma-informed clinical psychologist and couple and family therapist with more than 30 years of experience working with LGBTQ+ individuals, couples and families. She is a member of the clinical team at the Meraki Health Center, located in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). Françoise is particularly interested in the assessment and clinical follow-up of trans and gender diverse adults and adolescents, during and beyond transition. She also works with people who question their transition journey or their trans or nonbinary gender identity. Françoise works closely with families supporting gender creative children in order to help families and schools question concepts associated with sexuality, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. Françoise is part of the training and mentoring team of the GEI (Global Education Initiative) program of WPATH, of which she has been a member since 2005. She is the former president of the Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health (CPATH).