Jill Stringer (She/her) is a Ph.D. student living in Ontario researching post-secondary student mental health. She holds a master's degree in Public Health from the University of Guelph and an honours bachelor of science from McMaster University. 

Jill has several years of experience working in the public health sector and with national non-profits as co-chair of The Mood Disorders Society of Canada's National Youth Advisory Council, Board Director at Mental Health International, Groundbreaker with Frayme, National Delegate with Jack.org, and member of The Young Canadians Roundtable on Health. 

As a self-proclaimed life-long learner, Jill is passionate about multidimensional health promotion through an understanding of programs, processes, and policies at the intersection of psychological, physical, and social wellbeing. 

Stacie (she/her) completed a Health, Wellness and Recreation certificate at Eastern College in 2014, an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology from Dalhousie University in 2020, and a professional degree in Education from the University of New Brunswick in 2022. She works at the YWCA Halifax as the Youth Programs Lead and is completing her Master of Arts in Education in Curriculum Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University. 

Recently, she was a Co-Chair of the Youth Advisory Council of the Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Services Review conducted by the NB Child and Youth Advocate’s office. She is also the founder of the Mental Health Student Support Network, a Groundbreaker with Frayme, Co-Executive Director of the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health and a co-lead of the Mental Health International Youth Advisory Committee (G1G). She is passionate about school food, food insecurity, youth mental health, and youth engagement.