Doug Kerr
Executive Director @Dignity Network Canada
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WORK HISTORY
Executive Director @Dignity Network Canada
Toronto, ON, CA
Dignity Network Canada is a national coalition of Canadian organizations involved in or interested in advancing human rights for people around the globe on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity & expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). The network brings together 60 Canadian organizations for shared advocacy, community building, networking and public engagement. The network is a federally incorporated non-profit organization with staff in Montreal and Toronto.
EDUCATION
Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Leiden University
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in International Law
University of Alberta
BA, International Political Studies, Chinese Studies
University of Toronto
MSW, Nonprofit organizations, community development, social policy
SKILLS
ABOUT DOUG KERR
Doug Kerr is the Executive Director of Dignity Network Canada, a national coalition of Canadian organizations involved in the advancement of human rights for LGBTIQ people globally. Dignity Network Canada brings together 65 organizations from across Canada to educate, advocate and engage on human rights. In previous roles, he has been a grant program manager, organizational development consultant, college professor and community organizer. Originally from Alberta, he has been based in Toronto for 25 years. Doug is an active volunteer on a number of Boards and committees and has contributed his time and expertise to organizations such as Sherbourne Health Centre, Rainbow Railroad, the Toronto Enterprise Fund, Pride Toronto, Community One Foundation, the LGBT Giving Network, Fierté Pride Canada, InterPride & the WorldPride Human Rights Forum in Copenhagen. He is passionate about international human rights & LGBTIQ civil society in Canada. Doug also spent six years living in Taiwan and speaks Mandarin Chinese. Doug has won a number of awards for his community work including the Queen\'s Diamond Jubilee Award and the Steinart and Ferreiro Award for Community Leadership. Specialties: Community leadership, human rights, SOGIESC issues, nonprofit management, strategic planning, facilitation, inter-organizational collaboration, governance, social inclusion, program evaluation, partnership development, social policy research and innovation in the nonprofit sector.
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