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Our Staff

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Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh

Executive Director

Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh is the Executive Director of the Black Health Education Collaborative and an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Public Health Division at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.

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Sume provides strategic consultations to organizations as principal of Another World Lab. She holds a Master of Health Sciences in Health Promotion and Global Health from the University of Toronto. Hailing from Cameroon, she is grateful to live, work and play in Turtle Island and is committed to  working towards decolonial futures. 

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Raha Mahmoudi

Program & Project Coordinator

Raha Mahmoudi holds a Master of Public Health from McMaster University. Her research interests in the social determinants of health, health equity, and justice are informed by community work and research in child and youth mental health, food security, belonging, and culturally responsive healthcare.
 
She is driven to collaboratively transform health education, research, services, and systems in ways that advance Black flourishing and wellness.  

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Javiera-Violeta Durán Kairies

Program Coordinator

Javiera-Violeta is an undergraduate student of Latin American descent at the University of Toronto pursuing an Honours Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Toronto with majors in Biology and Medical Anthropology.​

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Her research interests include cultural safety and social determinants of health, She has worked on projects that aim to educate health professionals on decolonization and anti-racism to provide just and equitable healthcare services. 

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Robert Chin-See

Research Coordinator

Robert Chin-See is a first year Master’s student in Health Sciences at Wilfrid Laurier University under the supervision of Dr. Todd Coleman studying substance use and addiction. Robert is a research assistant in different population health projects and enjoys supporting research activities with actionable intent.

 

With a fervent commitment to improving the health of vulnerable populations, his interests span community-based participatory research and advanced epidemiological methods. Beyond academia, he finds solace in writing relating to science fiction, fantasy, and surrealism. He also is trying to learn a new language and is interested in travelling.

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Janelle Olughor

Research Assistant

Janelle Olughor is a Nigerian-Canadian student enrolled at the University of Calgary, pursuing her degrees in Psychology and Sociology. She is deeply invested in the growing field of health policy, approaching it through a lens of equity, diversity, and innovation.

 

Janelle is motivated by a profound awareness of the challenging barriers to healthcare within her community and committed to narrowing the disparities in healthcare access and equity. 

 

As a research assistant, she hopes to further develop experience within policy, activism, and leadership to ignite change in her global community. These values assemble to create harmony within herself, her story, and her future as a health policy researcher. 

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Aliyah Fraser

Research Assistant

Aliyah Fraser is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University's Health Sciences program, currently pursuing a master's degree in applied health services research from Saint Mary’s University. Alongside academics, Aliyah excels on the women's basketball team and is a dedicated student-athlete. 

 

Currently working as a Graduate Research Assistant at Dalhousie University, Aliyah is working on several impactful projects in relation to Black, Queer and Trans determinants of health. 

 

In her free time, Aliyah enjoys spending time with family, cooking and working out. 


With a blend of academic achievement, athletics and research experience, Aliyah strives to participate in meaningful research related to Black health. 

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Ashley Wilkinson

Research Assistant

Ashley Wilkinson is a Health Sciences PhD student at the University of Northern British Columbia. She holds a Masters degree in Health Sciences with a specialization in Indigenous & Northern Health from Lakehead University.

 

Her research is focused on community health and social issues for marginalized groups across diverse urban, and rural/remote geographies, and she is passionate about health equity, anti-racism, and the health of racialized communities.

 

In addition to her academic work, she actively volunteers with harm reduction and homeless-serving organizations.

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The Black Health Education Collaborative acknowledges with gratitude the Indigenous and Afri-Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island who continue to thrive and resist colonial violence while striving for self-determination and decolonial futures. We live, work and play in various territories including the lands of the Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississauga’s of the Credit River; Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples, the Anishinaabe, and on the homeland of the Red River Métis Nation; Kanien:keha’ka and Mi’kmaq.

 

We remember our ancestors, forcibly displanted African peoples, trafficked into Turtle Island as a result of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the histories and legacies of colonialism and neo-colonialism which continue to impact African Peoples and the descendants of the Black diaspora across the world.

 

We recognize that racial colonial violence harms Black, Afri-Indigenous and Indigenous Peoples through both common and distinct logics and actions. We recognize our responsibility and obligations as African Peoples to be good guests on these lands. We offer thanks to our elders and communities from whom we learn. May your wisdom inform our actions towards a more just future.

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