MEET THE TEAM
Meet the QSAW Network Team
Meet our fabulous team of volunteers running this organization. We have concealed the identity of our team members who do not feel comfortable being out.
Executive Director & Founder
Alyy Patel
Alyy (they/she) is a gay gender fluid Indo-African Gujarati originally from Toronto and currently living in Vancouver. Alyy is also a PhD student and pioneered Canadian research on Queer South Asian Women's issues in LGBTQ+ communities.
Director of Human Resources
Jasmine Singh
Jasmine (she/her) is a queer Punjabi woman based in Peel Region (Greater Toronto Area), Ontario. Jasmine is currently a Master's Student and has previously conducted research into Queer South Asian Women's experiences.
General Director
Afreen Ghouse
Afreen (she/her) is a fruity Tamil woman from Halton Region (Greater Toronto Area), Ontario.
Community Outreach Coordinator
Thushany
Thushany (she/her) is a queer Eelam Tamil woman from Canada.
Event Support
Lux K
Lux (she/her) is a queer Tamil woman from Scarborough, Ontario.
Event Support
Lavanneya P
Lavanneya (she/her) is a Tamil lesbian originally from Scarborough and now in British Columbia.
Social Media Co-Coordinator
Varco
Varco (they/them) is a pansexual Telugu gender queer individual from Michigan, USA.
Social Media Co-Coordinator
Priya
Priya (she/they) is a queer South Asian woman from Central America.
Discord Coordinator
M
M (they/them) is a queer Tamil non-binary person from Ontario. Identity concealed.
Data & Grants Manager
KS
KS (she/her) is a South Asian woman from Canada. Identity intentionally concealed.
Education Coordinator
Sara
Sara (she/her) is a Gujarati transgender girl from Michigan, USA.
Communications Co-Coordinator
Kajal
Kajal (she/they) is a Pakistani lesbian from Toronto, Ontario.