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Doug Kerr
Fierté Canada Pride
VP - Membership
Toronto, ON
Doug Kerr is an independent consultant, human rights activist and college professor. Originally from Edmonton, Alberta, he has made Toronto his home since 1996. Doug has degrees from the University of Alberta and the University of Toronto. Doug was Chair of the Board of Directors of Community One Foundation for several years and is one of the founders of the LGBT Giving Network, a group of organizations and individuals dedicated to increasing philanthropy in LGBTIQ2 communities. He spent six years on the Board of Directors of Sherbourne Health Centre, one of Canada’s leading organizations for LGBTIQ2 health services and was Chair of the Human Rights Program for Pride Toronto and Co-Chair of the WorldPride Human Rights Conference in 2014.
In addition to running his own consulting practice, Doug has taught at the University of Toronto Factor-Inwentash School of Social Work and at Centennial College. Doug is the Executive Chair for the Dignity Network, a network of over 45 organizations across Canada involved in international LGBTI human rights issues. He was Vice President on the Board of Directors of Fierté Canada Pride, Canada’s national association of Pride organizers for two years.
