Congrats to Sylvia Massinon, the winner of the Les McAfee Memorial Award at UManitoba!

Congratulations to Sylvia Massinon, last fall’s winner of the Les McAfee Memorial Award at the University of Manitoba!!

Sylvia is a queer settler in U of Manitoba’s Masters of Social Work based in the Indigenous Knowledges program. Originally from rural MB, she now lives & works in Winnipeg.

Her social work practice ranges from being a crisis worker to working in the school system, and she currently works at Klinic Community Health as an educator and social worker. Supporting 2SLGBTQ+ people has long been an important value of Sylvia’s, & she is also involved with the Rainbow Resource Centre’s youth programs as a volunteer.

Her masters research explores how 2SLGBTQIA+ youth in Manitobia experience the child welfare system. The main research questions ask these youth about their experiences & how the system could change to better serve these youth. The research centres the voices of 2SLGBTQIA+ people ages 18-30 who have lived experience of being in care. As of April 2019, this master’s research is ongoing.

Congrats again, Sylvia!