About Us
The Feast Centre is a national, community-driven research centre responding to sexually transmitted blood-borne infections in Indigenous communities.
Our research is grounded in non-hierarchical, Indigenous knowledge and community identified concerns, and is the culmination of 20 years of community-based research.
The Feast Centre’s work is guided by a Council of Elders, a Governing Council and an Operations Team and brings together many partners including researchers, clinicians, community members, Indigenous Elders, people with living and lived experience of STBBI, advocacy groups and non-profit agencies.
The Co-lead of the Feast Centre Randy Jackson (Principal Investigator) has decades of experience in Indigenous Community-Based STBBI Research.

Randy Jackson
Principal Investigator

Margaret Kisikaw Piyesis
Principal Knowledge User

Saara Greene
Governing Council

Mona Loutfy
Governing Council

Alexandra King
Co-Investigator

Bonnie Freeman
Co-Investigator

Debbie Martin
Co-Investigator

Greta Bauer
Co-Investigator

Julie Bruneau
Co-Investigator

Mona Loutfy
Co-Investigator

Robert Henry
Co-Investigator

Trevor Hart
Co-Investigator

Anita Benoit
Co-Investigator

Carmen Logie
Co-Investigator

Denielle Elliot
Co-Investigator

Jack Janvier
Co-Investigator

Keith Fowke
Co-Investigator

Nathan Lachowsky
Co-Investigator

Saara Greene
Co-Investigator

Vera Cain
Co-Investigator

Audrey Steenbeek
Co-Investigator

Cathy Worthington
Co-Investigator

Doe O'Brien-Teengs
Co-Investigator

Jaris Swidrovich
Co-Investigator

Laura Warren
Co-Investigator

Rachel Landy
Co-Investigator

Sean Hillier
Co-Investigator

Viviane Namaste
Co-Investigator

Bernice Downey
Co-Investigator

Darrell H. S. Tan
Co-Investigator

Eric Mykhalovskiy
Co-Investigator

John Schellenberg
Co-Investigator

Margaret Robinson
Co-Investigator

Renée Monchalin
Co-Investigator

Sharla Peltier
Co-Investigator

Amy Bombay
Knowledge User

Chaneesa Ryan
Knowledge User

Jessy Dame
Knowledge User

Marni Amirault
Knowledge User

Richard Jenkins
Knowledge User

Candice Lys
Knowledge User

Curtis Cooper
Knowledge User

Lane Bonertz
Knowledge User

Michael Keschane
Knowledge User

Sheila Nyman
Knowledge User

Carrie Martin
Knowledge User

David Welsely
Knowledge User

Laverne Gervais
Knowledge User

Michael Parsons
Knowledge User

Sherri Pooyak
Knowledge User

Celeste Hayward
Knowledge User

Denise Lambert
Knowledge User

Margo Pearce
Knowledge User

Renée Masching
Knowledge User

William Gooding
National Director

Jordan Carrier
Research Assistant

Doris Peltier
Community Engagement Coordinator

Sabina Rajkumar
Research Assistant

Freddy Monasterio
Research Coordinator
Former Feast Centre Team Members
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the dedicated Feast Team members who have been part of our journey. Their hard work, passion, and commitment have laid the foundation for our success. Each contribution, big or small, has helped shape the Feast Centre into what it is today. Thank you for your invaluable service and lasting impact.
Aaron Li |
Research Assistant
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Bridget Marsdin |
Research Assistant
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Catherine Booker |
Research Coordinator
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Charlotte Loppie |
Governing Council and Co-Investigator
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Chelsea Gabel |
Governing Council and Co-Investigator
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Courtney Atlee |
Research Assistant
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Esther Kim |
Research Assistant
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James O'Grady |
Research Assistant
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Justin Macdonald |
Research Assistant
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Kamryn Beers |
Research Assistant
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Kusum Bhatta |
Research Assistant
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Marjorie Beaucage | Elder |
Michael Parsons | Governing Council |
Miranda Black |
Research Coordinator
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Sharp Dopler | Elder |
Tracey Prentice | Governing Council |
Valerie O'Brien |
Research Coordinator
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McMaster University
Partner

McMaster Indigenous Research Institute
Affiliated Research Centre

CAAN Communities, Alliances & Networks
Affiliated Research Centre

Aboriginal HIV and AIDS Community-Based Research Collaborative Centre (AHA Centre)
Affiliated Research Centre